 Tuberculin Test
"Tuberculin Test" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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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.
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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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| 1998 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2003 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2005 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2006 | 1 | 1 | 2 | | 2007 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2008 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2012 | 1 | 2 | 3 | | 2014 | 1 | 1 | 2 | | 2016 | 0 | 2 | 2 | | 2017 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2018 | 0 | 2 | 2 | | 2019 | 1 | 1 | 2 | | 2020 | 1 | 1 | 2 | | 2021 | 0 | 3 | 3 | | 2022 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2023 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Tuberculin Test" by people in Profiles.
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Zavala S, Winglee K, Ho CS, Pettit AC, Ahmed A, Katz DJ, Belknap RW, Stout JE. Examining Test Cutoffs to Optimize Diagnosis of Latent Tuberculosis Infection in People Born Outside the United States. Ann Am Thorac Soc. 2023 Sep; 20(9):1258-1266.
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Winglee K, Hill AN, Belknap R, Stout JE, Ayers TL. Variability of interferon-? release assays in people at high risk of tuberculosis infection or progression to tuberculosis disease living in the United States. Clin Microbiol Infect. 2022 Jul; 28(7):1023.e1-1023.e7.
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Weinberg A, Aaron L, Montepiedra G, Sterling TR, Browning R, Mmbaga B, Vhembo T, Naik S, Kabugho E, Masheto G, Pahwa S, Mathad JS, LaCourse SM, McCarthy K, Bradford S, Theron G, Costello D, Zimmer B, Pierre MF, Gausi K, Denti P, Haas DW, Gupta A. Effects of Pregnancy and Isoniazid Preventive Therapy on Mycobacterium tuberculosis Interferon Gamma Response Assays in Women With HIV. Clin Infect Dis. 2021 11 02; 73(9):e3555-e3562.
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Pettit AC, Stout JE, Belknap R, Benson CA, S?raphin MN, Lauzardo M, Horne DJ, Garfein RS, Maruri F, Ho CS. Optimal Testing Choice and Diagnostic Strategies for Latent Tuberculosis Infection Among US-Born People Living with Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV). Clin Infect Dis. 2021 10 05; 73(7):e2278-e2284.
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Feng PJ, Wu Y, Ho CS, Chinna L, Whelen AC, Largen A, Brostrom R, Reves R, Belknap R, Cattamanchi A, Banaei N. Impact of T-Cell Xtend on T-SPOT.TB Assay in High-Risk Individuals after Delayed Blood Sample Processing. J Clin Microbiol. 2021 04 20; 59(5).
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Gaensbauer J, Young J, Harasaki C, Aiona K, Belknap R, Haas MK. Interferon-Gamma Release Assay Testing in Children Younger Than 2 Years in a US-Based Health System. Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2020 09; 39(9):803-807.
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Stout JE, Turner NA, Belknap RW, Horsburgh CR, Sterling TR, Phillips PPJ. Optimizing the Design of Latent Tuberculosis Treatment Trials: Insights from Mathematical Modeling. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2020 03 01; 201(5):598-605.
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Ahmed A, Feng PI, Gaensbauer JT, Reves RR, Khurana R, Salcedo K, Punnoose R, Katz DJ. Interferon-? Release Assays in Children <15 Years of Age. Pediatrics. 2020 01; 145(1).
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Venkatappa TK, Punnoose R, Katz DJ, Higgins MP, Banaei N, Graviss EA, Belknap RW, Ho CS. Comparing QuantiFERON-TB Gold Plus with Other Tests To Diagnose Mycobacterium tuberculosis Infection. J Clin Microbiol. 2019 11; 57(11).
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Sosa LE, Njie GJ, Lobato MN, Bamrah Morris S, Buchta W, Casey ML, Goswami ND, Gruden M, Hurst BJ, Khan AR, Kuhar DT, Lewinsohn DM, Mathew TA, Mazurek GH, Reves R, Paulos L, Thanassi W, Will L, Belknap R. Tuberculosis Screening, Testing, and Treatment of U.S. Health Care Personnel: Recommendations from the National Tuberculosis Controllers Association and CDC, 2019. MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2019 May 17; 68(19):439-443.
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