rhysjanus
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2 posts since January 14th, 2009
New User
Female
2 posts since January 14th, 2009
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The point is that the tuberculin reacts with the disease present in you body already and builds up an area of induration. that being said, whether the site is red as a fire truck or white as the driven snow, it's the induration (solidness like an eraser under the skin) that determines the positiveness of the result.
Currently (2008 and 09) your T... more
I'd just like to point out that the TB injection is supposed to be superficial. Just under the topmost layers of skin. The serum should not be placed in the fatty tissues of the body, but between the top few layers of skin.
The medical community calls that solidness of a positive result induration. Currently (2008 and 09) you TB history, likelihoo... more
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