Tuberculin Skin Test

Preferred Label : Tuberculin Skin Test;

NCIt related terms : TST;

NCIt definition : A test to determine if a subject has ever had a tuberculosis infection. A small amount of purified tuberculosis protein is placed under the skin of the forearm and a positive skin reaction indicates previous exposure to Mycobacterium tuberculosis.;

Alternative definition : NICHD: A test of delayed-type hypersensitivity involving injection into the skin of a small amount of purified protein derivative (PPD). The formation of a specific, defined amount of induration in response to the test suggests the presence of tuberculosis infection.;

Details

Origin ID

C85994;

UMLS CUI

C0041290;

Automatic exact mappings (from CISMeF team)
- Thiosulfate sulfurtransferase [OMIM gene]
- generalized transition-state theory [IUPAC Term]
Currated CISMeF NLP mapping
- Tuberculin skin test [ICHI extension code]
- Tuberculin test [MedDRA Preferred Term]
- tuberculin test [MeSH Descriptor]
- tuberculin test [MeSH concept]
Semantic type(s)
- Diagnostic Procedure [UMLS semantic type]
UMLS correspondences (same concept)
- Delayed hypersensitivity skin test for tuberculin purified protein derivative (procedure) [SNOMED CT concept]
- PPD skin test [MedDRA LLT]
- Purified protein derivative skin test [MedDRA LLT]
- Tuberculin test [MedDRA Preferred Term]
- delayed hypersensitivity skin test for tuberculin ppd [SNOMED Notion]
- tuberculin test [MeSH concept]
- tuberculin test [MeSH Descriptor]
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- NICHD Terminology [NCIt concept]
- Pediatric Infectious Disease Terminology [NCIt concept]

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