An HIV-Infected Patient Returns in 72 Hours to Have a Tuberculin

question 11

Multiple Choice

An HIV-infected patient returns in 72 hours to have a tuberculin skin test skin (TST) read. The skin test shows 5 mm of induration. What is the recommended management for this test result?

• A) Order an interferon gamma release assay (quantiferon)
• B) Order a CXR
• C) Repeat the TST
• D) Initiate treatment for latent MTB
• E) Document the TST reading as a false positive result

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