Pirquet, Clemens, baron von
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died Feb. 28, 1929, Vienna
Austrian physician.
In 1906 he noticed that patients who received two injections of horse serum or smallpox vaccine usually had quicker, more severe reactions (which he called "allergies") to the second injection. While studying cowpox vaccination symptoms, he also developed a new theory about infectious diseases' incubation times and about antibody formation. In the Pirquet test, a drop of tuberculin is scratched into the skin; a red, raised area developing at the site (Pirquet reaction) indicates tuberculosis.
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Clemens von Pirquet — (1906) Born May 12, 1874(1874 05 12) Hirschstetten near Vienna … Wikipedia
pirquet test — noun also pirquet reaction (ˈ)pir|kā Usage: usually capitalized P Etymology: after Baron Clemens von Pirquet died 1929 Austrian pediatrician : a tuberculin test made by applying a drop of tuberculin to a scarified spot on the skin … Useful english dictionary
Peter Martin Freiherr Pirquet von Cesenatico — (* 1. Februar 1781 in Lüttich; † 21. November 1861 in Wien) war k. k. Feldzeugmeister und Ritter des Österreichischen Militär Maria Theresien Ordens. Er gilt als der letzte Wallone im Militärdienst Altösterreichs. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1 Werdegang … Deutsch Wikipedia
Peter Martin Pirquet von Cesenatico — Peter Martin Freiherr Pirquet von Cesenatico (* 1. Februar 1781 in Lüttich; † 21. November 1861 in Wien) war k. k. Feldzeugmeister und Ritter des Österreichischen Militär Maria Theresien Ordens. Er gilt als der letzte Wallone im Militärdienst… … Deutsch Wikipedia
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