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Biological Factors > Antigens > Antigens, Bacterial > Tuberculin
Amino Acids, Peptides, and Proteins > Proteins > Bacterial Proteins > Antigens, Bacterial > Tuberculin

Preferred term

Tuberculin  

Type

  • Topical Descriptor

Broader concept

Entry terms

  • PPD B
  • PPD-B
  • PPD CG
  • PPD-CG
  • PPD F
  • PPD-F
  • PPD L
  • PPD-L
  • Purified Protein Derivative of Tuberculin

Note

  • TUBERCULIN TEST is also available

Scope note

  • A protein extracted from boiled culture of tubercle bacilli (MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS). It is used in the tuberculin skin test (TUBERCULIN TEST) for the diagnosis of tuberculosis infection in asymptomatic persons.

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http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D014373

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