"Tuberculin" 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.
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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D014373
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D23.050.161.845
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Tuberculin" by people in Profiles.
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Pollock NR, Kashino SS, Napolitano DR, Sloutsky A, Joshi S, Guillet J, Wong M, Nardell E, Campos-Neto A. Evaluation of the effect of treatment of latent tuberculosis infection on QuantiFERON-TB gold assay results. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2009 Apr; 30(4):392-5.
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Coler RN, Skeiky YA, Ovendale PJ, Vedvick TS, Gervassi L, Guderian J, Jen S, Reed SG, Campos-Neto A. Cloning of a Mycobacterium tuberculosis gene encoding a purifed protein derivative protein that elicits strong tuberculosis-specific delayed-type hypersensitivity. J Infect Dis. 2000 Jul; 182(1):224-33.
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Koziel MJ, Wong DK, Dudley D, Houghton M, Walker BD. Hepatitis C virus-specific cytolytic T lymphocyte and T helper cell responses in seronegative persons. J Infect Dis. 1997 Oct; 176(4):859-66.
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Haregewoin A, Soman G, Hom RC, Finberg RW. Human gamma delta+ T cells respond to mycobacterial heat-shock protein. Nature. 1989 Jul 27; 340(6231):309-12.
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Brovall C, Levitz SM, Ellner JJ, Schacter B. Radioresistance of culture-induced augmented natural killer-like activity. Hum Immunol. 1983 Jul; 7(3):151-62.