Employee health test results reveal a tuberculosis (TB)skin test of 16-mm induration and a negative chest x-ray for a staff nurse working on the pulmonary unit. The nurse has no symptoms of TB. Which information should the occupational health nurse plan to teach the staff nurse?

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The nurse is considered to have a latent TB infection and should be treated with INH daily for 6 to 9 months. The four-drug therapy would be appropriate if the nurse had active TB. TB skin testing is not done for individuals who have already had a positive skin test result. BCG vaccine is not used in the United States for TB and would not be helpful for this individual,who already has a TB infection.

Employee Health Test Results Reveal a Tuberculosis (TB)skin Test of 16-Mm