Definition of skin test
: a test (such as a scratch test) performed on the skin and used in detecting allergic hypersensitivity
Examples of skin test in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the Web The doctor might also want to do blood or skin tests, and maybe a food challenge in-office, before making a diagnosis.
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Alice Callahan, New York Times, "The New Rules of Food Allergy Prevention, Testing and Diagnosis," 17 Apr. 2020 The pinch should feel like a simple skin test, a researcher told the volunteer lying on an exam table in Kansas City, Missouri, on Wednesday.
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NBC News, "2nd coronavirus vaccine trial begins in the U.S., with a pinch and a zap," 10 Apr. 2020 If so, a blood or skin test, or sometimes both, can be used to check for the allergy.
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Mayo Clinic Q & A, chicagotribune.com, "Bee sting allergies can occur at any stage in life," 21 Nov. 2019 But at least a quarter of the world’s population would come up positive for latent tuberculosis on a blood or skin test.
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BostonGlobe.com, "Of those who got two doses of the GSK vaccine, only 13 developed active tuberculosis during three years of follow-up, according to the new study published in The New England Journal of Medicine. By contrast, 26 of those who got a placebo progressed to active tuberculosis.," 29 Oct. 2019 For example, a recent FDA report found the bacteria Listeria monocytogenes on the skins of more than 17 percent of the 361 avocado skins tested.
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Jenna Flannigan, SELF, "8 Surprising Food Safety Mistakes You Might Be Making," 11 Jan. 2019 Allergy tests come in three main categories: skin tests, blood tests, and food challenges.
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Korin Miller, SELF, "Here’s Exactly What to Expect If You Need Allergy Testing," 5 Sep. 2018 In communities on the lower Yukon and Kuskokwim Rivers, surveys from 1948 to 1951 found that three-quarters of Alaska Native children younger than the age of 8 had positive skin tests.
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Devin Kelly, Anchorage Daily News, "Meet the city health worker who tracks down tuberculosis patients in Anchorage," 3 July 2018 She was also required to take a purified protein derivative (PPD) skin test for TB.
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Libby Solomon, baltimoresun.com, "Government sues Towson home care franchise alleging ADA violation," 28 June 2018
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