Skin Test

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Skin Test Definition

A preparation of an antigenic component of an infectious agent that is administered to a patient in order to determine whether previous exposure to the agent has occurred, and/or to assess the integrity of the patient's cellular immune system. Depending on the clinical situation, the appearance of a delayed (cellular) hypersensitivity response, which manifests as an area of induration and erythema at the injection site, i.e. a positive test result, may indicate previous exposure to a particular infectious agent. (NCI04)

Skin Test Synonyms

Skin Test, skin test

Terms in Skin Test category

Id Lymph Skin Test Vaccine
Id MM Skin Test Vaccine