A healthcare worker who is asymptomatic has a screening TST result of 10 mm of induration during a pre-employment physical. What will the nurse reading this test tell the patient?
A) "This is a negative test, so you are cleared for employment."
B) "You have latent TB and will need to take isoniazid for 6 to 9 months."
C) "You need to have a chest radiograph and a sputum culture."
D) "You will begin taking a four-drug regimen to treat tuberculosis."
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