TEMPORARY depression of the tuberculin reaction was reported first by Pirquet 1 in 1908 in a child with measles. Since that time depressions of the tuberculin reaction have been noted to follow many ...
Suggested Citation: "Appendix B The Tuberculin Skin Test." Institute of Medicine. 2001. Tuberculosis in the Workplace. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/10045. “Tuberculins” ...
A 52-year-old woman with end-stage renal disease secondary to diabetes requires hemodialysis. Her physician reviewed her history of tuberculosis (TB) exposure, noting that she immigrated to Canada ...
Tuberculosis is a major health care problem in the developing world. According to the WHO, a total of 9,400,000 new cases were diagnosed throughout the world in 2010. 30% of these cases were diagnosed ...