"Tuberculin Test" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
One of several skin tests to determine past or present tuberculosis infection. A purified protein derivative of the tubercle bacilli, called tuberculin, is introduced into the skin by scratch, puncture, or interdermal injection.
| Descriptor ID |
D014374
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| MeSH Number(s) |
E01.370.225.812.871.800 E05.200.812.871.800 E05.478.594.890.800
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| Concept/Terms |
Tuberculin Test- Tuberculin Test
- Test, Tuberculin
- Tests, Tuberculin
- Tuberculin Tests
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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Tuberculin Test" by people in this website by year, and whether "Tuberculin Test" was a major or minor topic of these publications.
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1999 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2002 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2003 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2007 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2009 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2010 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2011 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2012 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2014 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2015 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2016 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2017 | 13 | 19 | 32 |
| 2018 | 9 | 25 | 34 |
| 2019 | 6 | 9 | 15 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Tuberculin Test" by people in Profiles.
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COVID-19 and TB: a progression-regression conundrum. Int J Tuberc Lung Dis. 2021 06 01; 25(6):421-423.
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Tuberculosis among asylum seekers in Milan, Italy: epidemiological analysis and evaluation of interventions. Eur Respir J. 2019 10; 54(4).
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Profiles of tuberculosis disease activation among contacts of patients with tuberculosis. Eur Respir J. 2019 10; 54(4).
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Ambulatory independence is associated with higher incidence of latent tuberculosis infection in long-term care facilities in Taiwan. J Microbiol Immunol Infect. 2021 Apr; 54(2):319-326.
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Diagnostic accuracy of interferon (IFN)-? inducible protein 10 (IP-10) as a biomarker for the discrimination of active and latent tuberculosis. Mol Biol Rep. 2019 Dec; 46(6):6263-6269.
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Latent Tuberculosis Infection Testing Strategies for HIV-Positive Individuals in Hong Kong. JAMA Netw Open. 2019 09 04; 2(9):e1910960.
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Tuberculosis screening among healthcare workers in Sicily, Italy. Future Microbiol. 2019 Jun; 14:37-40.
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IFN-?-independent immune markers of Mycobacterium tuberculosis exposure. Nat Med. 2019 06; 25(6):977-987.
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QuantiFERON-TB Gold In-Tube test performance in a large pediatric population investigated for suspected tuberculosis infection. Paediatr Respir Rev. 2019 Nov; 32:36-47.
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Tuberculosis re-screening in psoriatic patients under continuous biological therapy. Does the treatment modify the tuberculin skin test response? J Eur Acad Dermatol Venereol. 2019 08; 33(8):e295-e296.