"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
|
| MeSH Number(s) |
E01.370.225.812.871.800 E05.200.812.871.800 E05.478.594.890.800
|
| Concept/Terms |
Tuberculin Test- Tuberculin Test
- Test, Tuberculin
- Tests, Tuberculin
- Tuberculin Tests
|
Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Tuberculin Test".
Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more specific than "Tuberculin Test".
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.
To see the data from this visualization as text,
click here.
| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
|---|
| 1995 | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| 1996 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 1997 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1999 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2001 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2002 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2004 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2006 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 2007 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2008 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 2009 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 2010 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2011 | 5 | 1 | 6 |
| 2012 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 2013 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| 2014 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 2015 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 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 |
To return to the timeline,
click here.
Below are the most recent publications written about "Tuberculin Test" by people in Profiles.
-
Use of Interferon-Gamma Release Assays in Children <2 Years Old. J Pediatric Infect Dis Soc. 2023 Aug 31; 12(8):481-485.
-
Driving to Reduce Socioeconomic Barriers to Latent Tuberculosis Infection Care: A Mobile Pediatric Treatment Program. J Public Health Manag Pract. 2022 Jul-Aug 01; 28(4):E670-E675.
-
Tuberculosis Infection in Children and Adolescents: Testing and Treatment. Pediatrics. 2021 12 01; 148(6).
-
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.
-
Discovery and validation of a personalized risk predictor for incident tuberculosis in low transmission settings. Nat Med. 2020 12; 26(12):1941-1949.
-
Tuberculosis in Internationally Displaced Children Resettling in Harris County, Texas, USA, 2010-20151. Emerg Infect Dis. 2020 08; 26(8).
-
Advanced imaging tools for childhood tuberculosis: potential applications and research needs. Lancet Infect Dis. 2020 11; 20(11):e289-e297.
-
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.
-
Tuberculin Skin Test Versus the Interferon-? Release Assays: Out With the Old, In With the New. Pediatrics. 2020 01; 145(1).
-
Comparing QuantiFERON-TB Gold Plus with Other Tests To Diagnose Mycobacterium tuberculosis Infection. J Clin Microbiol. 2019 11; 57(11).