skin test
noun
: a test (such as a scratch test) performed on the skin and used in detecting allergic hypersensitivity
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The only available vaccine for tuberculosis is the Bacillus Calmette-Guérin (BCG) vaccine, which is not generally recommended in the U.S. Health experts largely warn against it due to concerns about variable effectiveness and possible complications such as creating a false positive on a skin test.
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Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 30 Jan. 2025
The vaccine can cause a false positive on a TB skin test.
—Joseph Hernandez, Kansas City Star, 28 Jan. 2025
The individuals were administered tuberculin skin tests at the time by Cobb & Douglas Public Health.
—Kristina Watrobski, Baltimore Sun, 14 Jan. 2025
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Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 30 Jan. 2025
The vaccine can cause a false positive on a TB skin test.
—Joseph Hernandez, Kansas City Star, 28 Jan. 2025
The individuals were administered tuberculin skin tests at the time by Cobb & Douglas Public Health.
—Kristina Watrobski, Baltimore Sun, 14 Jan. 2025
Maybelline Instant Age Rewind Eraser Dark Circles Treatment Multi-Use Concealer, $6 with coupon
This Maybelline concealer proved to be a favorite in our best drugstore concealers test and our best concealers for mature skin test.
—Madison Yauger, People.com, 7 Oct. 2024
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“Skin test.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/skin%20test. Accessed 7 Feb. 2025.
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