Which of the following statements is true regarding the dental treatment of a patient exposed to TB (positive TB test, negative chest X-ray)?
a. No treatment should begin until drug therapy is finished.
b. Treatment can be started.
c. Antibiotic prophylaxis is required.
d. Corticosteroid therapy is required
b. The patient has a positive tuberculin skin test but a negative chest X-ray. The patient has a latent TB infection and was most likely just exposed to M. tuberculosis. Treatment is not altered. Use universal precautions.
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A. ventilation C. hyperventilation B. hypoventilation D. diffusion