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Tuberculin
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Purified protein derivative (PPD) – a mixture of antigens from a culture filtrate extract of M. tuberculosis that is used for skin testing; many of its antigens are non-species specific.
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Purified protein derivative (PPD) – a mixture of antigens from a culture filtrate extract of M. tuberculosis that is used for skin testing; many of its antigens are non-species specific.
From: WHO
Year: 2006
OTHER DEFINITIONS
TERM 1
Sterile liquid containing proteins extracted from cultures of tubercle bacilli and used in tests for tuberculosis
From: CDC
Year: 2006
TERM 2
Precipitate made from a sterile filtrate of M. tuberculosis culture medium
From: CDC
Year: 2005
TERM 3
Protein extracted from TB bacilli, also known as purified protein derivative (PPD)
From: WHO
Year: 2003
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