tuberkuloositesti

1. 1.ihotesti, jolla määritetään nykyinen tai aiempi tuberkuloositartunta. Se perustuu ihon yliherkkyyteen tuberkuliinille

1. 1.a skin test to determine past or present infection with the tuberculosis bacterium; based on hypersensitivity of the skin to tuberculin
2. 2.a tuberculin test in which a disk with several tines bearing tuberculin antigen is used to puncture the skin; development of a hard red area indicates past or present exposure to tubercle bacilli and the need for further testing

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