Medical Subject Headings

Last uploaded: March 22, 2026
Id http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/D014373
http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/D014373
Preferred Name

Tuberculin

Definitions
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.
Synonyms
PPD L
Purified Protein Derivative of Tuberculin
PPD CG
PPD-S
PPD-CG
PPD-B
PPD F
PPD-L
PPD-F
PPD
PPD B
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