"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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| 1996 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 1997 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1999 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2001 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2002 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2004 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2006 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2007 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2008 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 2009 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2010 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2011 | 5 | 1 | 6 |
| 2012 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 2013 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 2014 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 2015 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 2016 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 2017 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| 2018 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2019 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 2020 | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| 2021 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2022 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2023 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2024 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2025 | 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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Effectiveness of the primary Bacillus Calmette-Gu?rin vaccine against the risk of Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection and tuberculosis disease: a meta-analysis of individual participant data. Lancet Microbe. 2025 02; 6(2):100961.
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The Magnitude of Interferon Gamma Release Assay Responses in Children With Household Tuberculosis Contact Is Associated With Tuberculosis Exposure and Disease Status. Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2021 08 01; 40(8):763-770.
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Tuberculosis in Internationally Displaced Children Resettling in Harris County, Texas, USA, 2010-20151. Emerg Infect Dis. 2020 08; 26(8).
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Fighting a hidden epidemic: expanding tuberculosis preventive treatment to the youngest household contacts. Int J Tuberc Lung Dis. 2020 04 01; 24(4):357-359.
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Prevalence of Tuberculosis in Children After Natural Disasters, Bohol, Philippines. Emerg Infect Dis. 2019 10; 25(10):1884-1892.
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Controversies in tuberculous infection among pediatric infectious disease specialists in North America. Int J Tuberc Lung Dis. 2016 11; 20(11):1463-1468.
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Differential positive TSPOT assay responses to ESAT-6 and CFP-10 in health care workers. Tuberculosis (Edinb). 2016 12; 101S:S83-S91.
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School-based Study to Identify and Treat Adolescent Students at Risk for Tuberculosis Infection. Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2016 07; 35(7):733-8.
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Prevalence and incidence of latent tuberculosis infection in georgian healthcare workers. PLoS One. 2013; 8(3):e58202.
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Environmental tobacco smoke exposure increases Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection risk in children. Int J Tuberc Lung Dis. 2011 Nov; 15(11):1490-6, i.