Campbell Essential Biology with Physiology (5th Edition)
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ISBN: 9780321967671
Author: Eric J. Simon, Jean L. Dickey, Jane B. Reece, Kelly A. Hogan
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 24, Problem 12PS
Tuberculosis (TB) is caused by a bacterium spread from person to person through the air. It affects the lungs, but can also affect the kidneys, brain, and spine. A simple diagnostic test for TB involves injecting antigen (from the bacterium that causes TB) under the skin and then waiting a few days for a reaction to appear. If a reaction occurs, a person has the TB infection (although the majority of people won’t develop an active disease with symptoms). Would this test be useful in diagnosing TB in patients with AIDS? Predict whether patients with both AIDS and TB infection would have a positive skin test or not.
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