Which of the following statements about tuberculosis is FALSE?TB came back to prominence after the emerging of new MDR (multidrug resistant) strains of M. tuberculosis.O Most people exposed to M. tuberculosis will develop LTBI (latent TB infection).Many tests are used to confirm active TB disease including chest X-ray, the skin tuberculin, and the IRGA bloodtests.The tuberculin skin test is not a good TB screening tool for people who have had the BCG vaccine.True. What kind of vaccine is the BCG vaccine? What will be the tuberculin test result for someone who hasprior exposure to the pathogen?

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Phlebotomy Essentials

6th Edition

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Author:Ruth McCall, Cathee M. Tankersley MT(ASCP)

Publisher:Ruth McCall, Cathee M. Tankersley MT(ASCP)

Chapter1: Phlebotomy: Past And Present And The Healthcare Setting

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Which of the following statements about tuberculosis is FALSE?
TB came back to prominence after the emerging of new MDR (multidrug resistant) strains of M. tuberculosis.
O Most people exposed to M. tuberculosis will develop LTBI (latent TB infection).
Many tests are used to confirm active TB disease including chest X-ray, the skin tuberculin, and the IRGA blood
tests.
The tuberculin skin test is not a good TB screening tool for people who have had the BCG vaccine.
True. What kind of vaccine is the BCG vaccine? What will be the tuberculin test result for someone who has
prior exposure to the pathogen?

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Tuberculosis (TB) is a condition caused by the bacteria Mycobacterium tuberculosis, which would be transmitted from person to person through the air.

The lungs are the most prominent region of tuberculosis, even though it can also attack the brain, renal, and spine. Whenever a person having contagious tuberculosis sneezes or coughs, droplet fragments containing M. Tuberculosis are released into the atmosphere air.

If some other individual breathes air comprising these droplet nuclei, he or she may become infected.