What Is a Reason for a False-Positive TST Result

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Multiple Choice

What is a reason for a false-positive TST result?

• A) Lung infection with a nontuberulous mycobacteria
• B) Had a bacillus Calmette-Guérin (BCG) vaccine
• C) Incorrect administration of the TST
• D) Incorrect reading of the TST
• E) All of the above

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Definitions:

Tenth Week

A period in pregnancy, typically referring to ten weeks from the first day of the last menstrual period, marking developmental milestones in the fetus.

Pregnancy

A condition in which a woman carries a developing fetus within her uterus, lasting typically about 40 weeks from the last menstrual period to birth.

Childbirth

The act of childbirth, encompassing the stages of labor and delivery.

Milk Production

The process by which mammary glands in mammals produce milk to feed their young.