THE VALUE AND SIGNIFICANCE OF THE TUBERCULIN TEST
Authors: Arthur J. Logie
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1939)

Article1 August 1939THE VALUE AND SIGNIFICANCE OF THE TUBERCULIN TESTARTHUR J. LOGIE, M.D.ARTHUR J. LOGIE, M.D.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-13-2-255 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptThe tuberculin test is today a commonly employed procedure. As an aid in the diagnosis of tuberculosis, it is being used routinely by the specialists, the general practitioners, and by those concerned purely with the preventive aspect of the disease. Mass testing was first introduced by the veterinarians in their search for bovine tuberculosis in herds. Mass testing of groups of the population is at present an indispensable feature of most antituberculosis programs.As a test for tuberculosis, tuberculin has been employed in a variety of ways. At first it was given subcutaneously. The ophthalmic test of Calmette and Wolff-Eisner...References1. VOLLMERGOLDBERGER HEW: New tuberculin patch test, Am. Jr. Dis. Child., 1937, liv, 1019-1024. Google Scholar2. SCHEEL O: Tuberculin reactions compared with roentgen findings in lungs, Nord. med. tidskr., 1937, xii, 761-763. Google Scholar3. GOLDBERG B: Clinical tuberculosis, 1935, F. A. Davis Company, Philadelphia. Google Scholar4. TYSON R: Certain significant aspects of childhood tuberculosis, Jr. Am. Med. Assoc., 1937, cix, 753-755. CrossrefGoogle Scholar5. PINNER M: The pathology of the primary complex, Bull. Am. Acad. Tuberc. Phys., 1937, i, 10-14. Google Scholar6. CHADWICK HD: Tuberculosis in children and adolescents, Jr. Michigan Med. Soc., 1932, xxxi, 109-113. Google Scholar7. HOWE JS: Daily variations in tuberculin reactions; relation to vascular pressor episode, Am. Rev. Tuberc., 1938, xxxvii, 273-285. Google Scholar8. DODDS GA: The present status of the tuberculin reaction, Jr. Lancet, 1937, lvii, 12-15. Google Scholar9. ARONSOHNORNSTEIN MHGG: Allergy and bacillemia in pulmonary tuberculosis, Quart. Bull. Sea View Hosp., 1936, i, 187-195. Google Scholar10. OPIEMCPHEDRAN ELFM: Organization of outpatient tuberculosis clinic for epidemiological investigation, Am. Jr. Hyg., 1935, xxii, 539-564. Google Scholar11. JOHNSTONHOWARDMARONEY JAPJJ: Quantitative study of tuberculin reaction in childhood tuberculosis, Am. Rev. Tuberc., 1934, xxix, 652-659. Google Scholar12. PHILIP R: Personal communication, February, 1937. Google Scholar13. NELSONMITCHELLBROWN WEAGES: Possibility of sensitization to tuberculin, Am. Rev. Tuberc., 1938, xxxvii, 286-310. Google Scholar14. MCCARTERGETZSTIEHM JHRRH: Comparison of intracutaneous reactions in man to purified protein derivatives of several species of acid-fast bacteria, Am. Jr. Med. Sci., 1938, cxcv, 479-493. CrossrefGoogle Scholar15. SIDBURY JB: Tuberculosis in childhood, Jr. So. Med. Assoc., 1937, xxxi, 769-772. Google Scholar16. SCHICK B: Allergy and immunity, Radiol. Rev. and Mississippi Valley Med. Jr., 1937, lix, 1-7. Google Scholar17. KAYNE GG: Mantoux test in children with special reference to home contacts, Brit. Jr. Child. Dis., 1936, xxxiii, 20-31. Google Scholar18. LEES HD: Tuberculous infection, Bull. Am. Acad. Tuberc. Phys., 1937, i, 17-20. Google Scholar19. BRAILEY M: Mortality of tuberculin positive infants, Milbank Quart., 1937, xv, 37-54. CrossrefGoogle Scholar20. MORRIS E: Tuberculin testing, Bull. Am. Acad. Tuberc. Phys., 1937, i, 3-7. Google Scholar21. EDWARDS HR: Clinic standards and clinic practice, Am. Rev. Tuberc., 1937, xxxvi, 592-601. Google Scholar22. LICHTENSTEIN MR: Value of negative intracutaneous tuberculin (Mantoux) test in adults, Am. Rev. Tuberc., 1934, xxix, 190-197. Google Scholar This content is PDF only. To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: *Received for publication May 16, 1938.Presented at Polk County Medical Society, Lakeland, Florida, January 12, 1938; Suwannee River Medical Society, Mayo, Florida, February 11, 1938; The Annual Conference of The Florida Tuberculosis and Health Association, Orlando, Florida, April 26, 1938; Duval County Medical Society, Jacksonville, Florida, May 2, 1938. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics Cited byAltered skin reactivity induced by repeated histoplasmin skin tests 1 August 1939Volume 13, Issue 2Page: 255-260KeywordsRiversTuberculinTuberculin tests ePublished: 1 December 2008 Issue Published: 1 August 1939 PDF downloadLoading ...