also called a skin induration. A TB skin test is not 100% accurate, sometimes resulting in a false-positive or false-negative result. Because of this, you may need a follow-up TB skin test to ...

The association between TST induration and clinical outcome was ... clinical signs and symptoms, tuberculin skin tests (TSTs) or interferon gamma release assays, and radiographic findings.

tuberculosis. When injected, they provoke a delayed hypersensitivity reaction in individuals carrying the bacteria. The reaction manifests as thickening and hardening (induration) of the skin at ...

Induration refers to the hardening and thickening of the skin, making it firmer than normal. It may occur due to conditions that trigger inflammatory processes or infiltration of cancer cells.

At the high dose end, approaching 10 Gy, midterm effects may include prolonged erythema and permanent partial epilation, while long term effects may be dermal atrophy (thinning of dermas layer) and/or ...

within 3 months of matriculation (the start of your enrollment at UAB): Tb skin tests must be read and reported in millimeters induration, including 0mm. Tests reported as "negative" without a ...