Routes of administration
ID
intradermal
Into the dermis, the layer within the skin itself — the shallowest of the injection routes, which is why it raises a small bleb.
How it gets tested
The shallow-to-deep order is what gets tested: intradermal, subcutaneous, intramuscular, intravenous.
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