Microbiology with Diseases by Body System (4th Edition)

Published by Benjamin Cummings
ISBN 10: 032191855X
ISBN 13: 978-0-32191-855-0

Chapter 22 - Microbial Diseases of the Respiratory System - Questions For Review - Short Answer - Page 713: 10

Answer

A positive tuberculin skin test reveals that the patient is exposed to tuberculosis. The patient is inoculated with a small amount of tuberculin and if the inoculated site becomes enlarged, red and raised like a lesion then the test result is positive, meaning that the patient is/had been exposed to TB.

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