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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
 
SubstanceCAS Registry & nameCategoriesSourceDrugs*
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

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