THAT the tuberculin test can become negative with measles has been known since the report of Pirquet 1 in 1908. At that time he gave credit to Preisich, in Budapest, who had found in November, 1907, ...

The following scenario emphasizes the necessity of creating a wheal while administering the Mantoux test. A 46-year-old Asian man who recently immigrated to the United States was seen for routine ...

THE purpose of this paper is to record marked decrease of skin tuberculin hypersensitivity in 4 tuberculous infants during isoniazid therapy, and to discuss the possible implications of this ...

A tuberculosis (TB) skin test is the first method a doctor may use to try to determine if a person has TB. A TB skin test involves injecting a person with a small amount of tuberculin to see how the ...

A TB blood test is a diagnostic test to detect the presence of Mycobacterium tuberculosis. This is the bacteria that causes tuberculosis (TB). These tests use a sample of blood to check for an immune ...

Federal health officials are recommending a new, more accurate blood test for tuberculosis that may someday replace the skin test used for the past 100 years. The Centers for Disease Control and ...

Tuberculosis, also known as TB, is an illness that affects the lungs and is caused by a type of bacteria called Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex. TB can spread when a person with the illness coughs, ...