03-08-2009, 04:38 PM
Which of the following contacts with a patient infected with tuberculosis is most likely to develop the
disease?
A. The child of a parent with smear-negative, culture-positive pulmonary tuberculosis
B. The co-worker in a small office of a patient with laryngeal tuberculosis
C. The HIV-negative partner of an HIV-infected patient with pulmonary tuberculosis
D. The parent of a young child in diapers with renal tuberculosis
E. The spouse of a patient with miliary tuberculosis
disease?
A. The child of a parent with smear-negative, culture-positive pulmonary tuberculosis
B. The co-worker in a small office of a patient with laryngeal tuberculosis
C. The HIV-negative partner of an HIV-infected patient with pulmonary tuberculosis
D. The parent of a young child in diapers with renal tuberculosis
E. The spouse of a patient with miliary tuberculosis