A patient with suspected TB is prescribed a Candida skin test. What should the nurse explain as the purpose of this test?
a. Provides a control test
b. Tests for skin superinfection
c. Potentiates the purified protein derivative (PPD) test
d. Determines if the patient has a Candida albicans infection
ANS: A
Candida is used to test a patient for anergy, or the inability of the immune system to react to an antigen. If the Candida or mumps test produce positive results, the TB results are considered to be reliable. B. D. It is not done to identify Candida infection or superinfection, as most patients are positive. C. It does not affect the PPD test.
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