Tuberculin

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