The nurse is caring for a patient who has just been admitted to the unit. For which of the following diseases would the nurse carefully monitor the patient in anticipation of a delayed-type hypersensitivity reaction?
a. Tuberculosis
b. Influenza
c. Hepatitis
d. Adenovirus
A
The nurse should monitor the patient for tuberculosis, because the object of delayed-type hyper-sensitivity is to rid the body of bacteria that replicate primarily with macrophages (e.g., Listeria monocytogenes, Mycobacterium tuberculosis).
Influenza, hepatitis, and adenovirus do not cause delayed-type hypersensitivity reactions.
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