A patient with a latent tuberculosis infection exhibits all of the following except

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A patient with a latent tuberculosis infection typically has no symptoms and a normal chest X-ray. However, they can still spread TB to others, although the risk is lower than with active TB. The only difference between active and latent TB is that latent TB bacteria are dormant and not actively replicating, so they do not cause symptoms and may not be detectable through a TB test (hence why the patient would have a negative reaction in some cases). Therefore, the correct answer is B, as a negative reaction to a TB test is not a defining characteristic of latent TB.

A Patient with a Latent Tuberculosis Infection Exhibits All of the Following