Pediatrics
Subject
Subject Source: Medical Subject Headings
Found in 1 Collection or Record:
Pirquet von Cesenatico Papers
Collection
Identifier: MS C 141
Abstract
Clemens Peter Freiherr von Pirquet was the progeny of a Lower Austrian noble family, the term Freiherr corresponding to English baron. He was creator of a classical diagnostic test for tuberculosis in which tuberculin is applied to a superficial abrasion of the skin of the arm.
Dates:
1903-1926