A New Employee Is to Have the Two-Step Mantoux Test

question 76

Multiple Choice

A new employee is to have the two-step Mantoux test to screen for TB. What does this mean?

• A) Her blood needs to be drawn at 1-week intervals.
• B) Her first Mantoux test was positive, so the second is ordered as a follow-up procedure.
• C) Her chest x-ray film was suspicious, so the Mantoux test is ordered to confirm the presence of TB.
• D) A second Mantoux is done 1 to 3 weeks after the first test.

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