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Tuberculin Reactivity

Tuberculin Reactivity is a Type IV Hypersensitivity response characterized by delayed-type hypersensitivity to mycobacterial antigens, specifically manifesting as induration and erythema at the site of tuberculin injection due to the activation of antigen-specific CD4+ T cells and subsequent macrophage recruitment.

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Tuberculin Sensitivity

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The Inverse Association Between Tuberculin Responses and Atopic Disorder

Taro Shirakawa, Tadao Enomoto, S Shimazu et al. · Science · 1997 · 1.3K citations

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THE PROGNOSIS OF A POSITIVE TUBERCULIN REACTION IN CHILDHOOD AND ADOLESCENCE

George W. Comstock, Verna T. Livesay, Shirley Ferebee Woolpert · American Journal of Epidemiology · 1974 · 705 citations

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Comparison of T-cell-based assay with tuberculin skin test for diagnosis of Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection in a school tuberculosis outbreak

Katie Ewer, Jonathan J Deeks, Lydia Alvarez‐Erviti et al. · The Lancet · 2003 · 623 citations

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An atlas of sensitivity to tuberculin, PPD-B, and histoplasmin in the United States.

Lydia B. Edwards, Francis A. Acquaviva, Verna T. Livesay et al. · PubMed · 1969 · 435 citations

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Experiments on Transfer of Cutaneous Sensitivity to Simple Compounds

Karl Landsteiner, Merrill W. Chase · Experimental Biology and Medicine · 1942 · 414 citations

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  1. RG
    R. Glyn Hewinson

    Veterinary Medicines Directorate, United Kingdom

    16 publications · 1.1K citations

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  2. BH
    Byron H. Waksman

    Yale University, United States

    13 publications · 1.2K citations

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  3. CE
    Carroll E. Palmer

    United States Public Health Service, United States

    15 publications · 1K citations

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  4. LB
    Lydia B. Edwards

    United States Public Health Service, United States

    12 publications · 954 citations

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  5. SD
    S D Chaparas

    Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research, United States

    10 publications · 329 citations

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  1. Statens Serum Institut

    Copenhagen, Denmark

    20 h-index

    49 publications

    4.5K citations

  2. Johns Hopkins University

    Baltimore, United States

    19 h-index

    68 publications

    4.2K citations

  3. Animal and Plant Health Agency

    Addlestone, United Kingdom

    17 h-index

    56 publications

    2.9K citations

  4. Harvard University

    Cambridge, United States

    16 h-index

    40 publications

    2.9K citations

  5. McGill University

    Montreal, Canada

    15 h-index

    35 publications

    2.2K citations

  6. Veterinary Medicines Directorate

    Addlestone, United Kingdom

    15 h-index

    44 publications

    3.1K citations

  7. University of California, San Francisco

    San Francisco, United States

    13 h-index

    51 publications

    3.4K citations

  8. Yale University

    New Haven, United States

    13 h-index

    31 publications

    1.2K citations

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  1. PubMed

    Repository · 371 publications · 13.5K citations

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  2. The Journal of Immunology

    JI · 80 publications · 3K citations

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  3. The Journal of Experimental Medicine

    54 publications · 3.2K citations

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  4. Infection and Immunity

    IAI · 39 publications · 2.1K citations

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  5. JAMA

    23 publications · 1.8K citations

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