NOUN
- a skin test to determine past or present infection with the tuberculosis bacterium; based on hypersensitivity of the skin to tuberculin
How To Use tuberculin skin test In A Sentence
- A tuberculin skin test result is positive in less than 50 percent of patients.
- Tuberculin skin test results are positive in two thirds of patients.
- Tuberculin skin testing with tuberculin purified protein derivative is used to screen persons for latent tuberculosis infection.
- The tuberculin skin test is used to diagnose latent tuberculosis infection, but it requires two visits and skilled personnel for test placement and interpretation.
- It is important to have a tuberculin skin test to make sure that you do not have an inactive tuberculosis infection, which could worsen while you are on infliximab therapy.
- All pregnant patients with HIV infection should also undergo tuberculin skin testing as part of their routine prenatal care.
- New cases and potentially contagious patients are identified through proper use and interpretation of the tuberculin skin test.
