withdrawal of Kveim test
Last reviewed 11/2023
- the Kveim test is manufactured by the Centre for Applied Microbiology and
Research
- last batch that is still within its shelf-life was manufactured from splenic
material that had been donated in 1988. The manufacturer ran out of stock
in September 1996 and none has been issued since
- the Spongiform Encephalopathy Committee and the CSM have advised that if any future Kveim tests are manufactured, splenic donations from a patient from a country without evidence of bovine spongiform encephalopathy should be used.
Reference:
- CMO's Update 21 (February 1999).