A 19-year-old comes to the office to be screened for tuberculosis. The patient works in a long-term care facility. She says that she lives with a friend who was diagnosed with tuberculosis 2 months ago and is currently on treatment. The PPD test is administered and the patient returns 48 hours after the test to have the result read. The site of the test is reddened and raised about 7 mm. This PPD would be read as having which of the following results?

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A 7 mm induration is a positive result for individuals who are in close contact with another person who has tuberculosis, have an abnormal chest X-ray, and have HIV.

A 19-Year-Old Comes to the Office to Be Screened for Tuberculosis