Schick test
(shĭk 
)
[Béla Schick, Hungarian-born U.S. pediatrician, 1877–1967]
A test formerly used to determine the degree of immunity to diphtheria, in which a dilute toxin was injected intradermally.
SEE: diphtheria.
Schick test
(shĭk )
[Béla Schick, Hungarian-born U.S. pediatrician, 1877–1967]
A test formerly used to determine the degree of immunity to diphtheria, in which a dilute toxin was injected intradermally.
SEE: diphtheria.