A patient with AIDS comes to the clinic and tells the nurse he thinks he was exposed to tuberculosis a month ago. The nurse knows that the results of a PPD will be considered positive if induration measures at least:

A 5.0mm.

explanation

In an immunocompromised patient, induration of greater than 4 is considered positive.

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