Talk:Tuberculin

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I don't believe this should be merged with the Mantoux entry, I think it should be eliminated and searches for "Tuberculin" be redirected to "Mantoux". This is basically a mis-copy of the article cited in External links section in MedLine (I say mis-copy because some of the info was incorrect... the PPD is not administered with a four-pronged device... that is a Tine test). The Mantoux article is much more complete and better written. Carl 03:12, 8 November 2005 (UTC)

I don't think Tuberculin and Mantoux Test should be merged. Tuberculin is a chemical compound, not a test. Therefore, I think the entry for Tuberculin should be shortened to an explanation of its origin and chemical nature. A link should be added to the Mantoux Test entry, since Tuberculin is used for this test, but is not s synonym for it.

Good point. I think you're quite correct and second your opinion. Shall we work on it? Carl 02:31, 9 November 2005 (UTC)

• A merge proposal was added but there already seems to be a talk consensus to keep two separate article. I removed the merge proposal and added a disambiguate link so that people looking for the TB test will be directed to Mantoux test. I know there is a see-also, but this seemed like a compromise to the merge proposal. Thatcher131 14:39, 17 February 2006 (UTC)