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A patient with active (infectious) tuberculosis needs urgent dental care. How should you proceed?

  1. Treat the patient in an appropriate isolation/negative-pressure setting with airborne precautions
  2. Defer treatment until symptoms have subsided
  3. Defer treatment until a physician declares him non-infectious
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Correct answer: A. Treat the patient in an appropriate isolation/negative-pressure setting with airborne precautions

Since the care is described as urgent (cannot simply be deferred), the correct approach is to provide the necessary care using appropriate airborne infection control precautions (such as a negative-pressure isolation room and N95 respirators) rather than delaying care for a patient who needs it now.

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