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This image shows a patient undergoing a Mono-Vacc® skin test to assess prior exposure to the bacterium Mycobacterium tuberculosis, the causative agent of tuberculosis. Mounted on the administrator’s left thumb, the Mono-Vacc® device is pressed into the skin surface, introducing tuberculin via multiple plastic points on the device.
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Content Provider(s): CDC/ Donald Kopanoff
Creation Date: 1969
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