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Tuberculin
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Definition
: A protein extracted from boiled culture of tubercle bacilli (MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS). It is used in the tuberculin skin test (TUBERCULIN TEST) for the diagnosis of tuberculosis infection in asymptomatic persons.
/diag use
Pharmacological Action
Indicators and Reagents
Other names
PPD L; PPD F; PPD CG; PPD B; Purified Protein Derivative of Tuberculin; PPD-
S; PPD-
L; PPD-
CG; PPD-
B; PPD-
F; PPD
Substance
CAS Registry & name
Categories
Source
Drugs
*
DPPD protein, Mycobacterium tuberculosis
0
*Antigens, Bacterial
Tuberculin.
J Infect Dis. 2000 Jul;182(1):224-33
PPD-
MN-
PND vaccine
0
*HIV Envelope Protein gp120
Tuberculin
AIDS Vaccines.
AIDS 1995 Mar;9(3):243-51
aviumin C
123463-03-6
*Tuberculin.
Eur J Respir Dis 1986;69(3):146
aviumin B
123463-02-5
*Tuberculin.
Eur J Respir Dis 1986;69(3):146
aviumin A
123463-01-4
*Tuberculin.
Eur J Respir Dis 1986;69(3):146
vaccin
0
*Antigens, Bacterial
Mycobacterium
Tuberculin.
Tubercule 1986;67(2):109
scrofulin
0
*Antigens, Bacterial
Mycobacterium
Tuberculin.
Tubercule 1986;67(2):109
leprosin A
0
*Antigens, Bacterial
Mycobacterium leprae
Tuberculin.
Tubercle 1984;65(1):63
Mycobacterium tuberculosis antigen 5
0
*Tuberculin.
Am Rev Respir Dis 117(3):533;1978
tuberculin-
active protein, Mycobacterium
0
*Bacterial Proteins
*Peptides
*Tuberculin
BCG Vaccine
Mycobacterium tuberculosis.
Am Rev Respir Dis 109(6):594;1974