A person tells the nurse he had the Bacille Calmette-Guérin (BCG)vaccination as a child because his mother had tuberculosis. How should this person be screened for tuberculosis?

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Individuals who have received the Bacille Calmette-Guérin (BCG) vaccine may have a false-positive reaction to the Mantoux skin test because the vaccine contains a strain of Mycobacterium bovis, which can trigger a response in the test. Therefore, a chest x-ray is a more reliable method for screening for tuberculosis in people who have been vaccinated with BCG, as it can detect active tuberculosis disease without being affected by the prior vaccination.

A Person Tells the Nurse He Had the Bacille Calmette-Guérin