PPD
1
7.3
- noun
- Specialized
:
tuberculina
- The doctor administered a PPD skin test to check for tuberculosis exposure.
- PPD test
- PPD skin test
- positive PPD test
Examples
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In most reports, every patient with M. tuberculosis infection had a positive PPD test unless they were anergic.
Academic text (1995) -
But a complete work-up had failed to find anything wrong except for a positive PPD test, suggesting that she indeed had had TB.
Fiction book (1991) -
I even had a positive PPD skin test.
Fiction book (1991) -
Out of five patients with a positive reaction to PPD, four showed a 2+ reaction, and one showed a 1+ reaction.
Academic text (2007) -
Aside from a complete history and physical, a PPD skin test with controls should be administered.
Academic text (1995) -
Even in the late stages of HIV disease, 20% to 40% of patients have a positive PPD.
Academic text (1995) -
A positive reaction to PPD testing provides additional confirmation of the diagnosis.
Academic text (2002) -
His skin tuberculin test (PPD) was normal.
Academic text (2007) -
Recent PPD examinations were negative, and the patient denied any history of tuberculosis exposure.
Academic text (1996) -
The most useful clinical test for the diagnosis of tuberculosis continues to be the PPD skin test (Figure 1).
Academic text (1995)
Synonyms
A liquid that contains a small protein from the tuberculosis germ used to test for infection
Surface Forms
Etymology
PPD stands for purified protein derivative, a name made from the first letters of those words. It is a tiny 'protein' taken from the tuberculosis germ and used in a skin test to show if someone was exposed to TB.