A client has a tuberculin skin test as a pre-employment physical requirement.Which statement by the nurse is best made to the client who has the test result seen in the photograph below?

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The tuberculin test (Mantoux test)result is the most commonly used reliable test of TB infection.The photo shows a positive reaction.A positive reaction does not mean that active disease is present but indicates exposure to TB or the presence of inactive (dormant)disease.Conclusive evidence of TB is not provided through an examination of the chest or a chest x-ray.Only a sputum specimen will provide definitive evidence of the disease process.

A Client Has a Tuberculin Skin Test as a Pre-Employment