The nursing student does not know if she has ever had chickenpox. When an antibody titer to varicella zoster virus is performed, the titer is negative. What is the correct interpretation of this finding?
A. The student nurse has chickenpox and can easily spread it to others.
B. The student nurse has never been infected with varicella zoster virus and is sus-ceptible to chickenpox.
C. The student nurse has had a subclinical case of chickenpox at least five years ago and is now immune to the disease.
D. The student nurse has never been infected with varicella zoster virus and is sus-ceptible to the development of shingles
B
The student nurse does not have detectable levels of antibodies to the varicella zoster virus. The most likely explanation for this is that she has never been infected with the virus, although it is possible that she was infected at such a young age that she was unable to generate sufficient an-tibodies. In either instance, she is at risk for infection should she be heavily exposed to the virus.
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