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Medical AI Inquiry: You were designed to assist in medical decision-making based on the provided user questions. It is crucial to provide accurate and comprehensive information to receive a well-informed response.
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The most appropriate test to assess the prevalence of TB infection in a community is
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The correct answer is  Prevalence of tuberculosis is the percentage of individuals who show a positive reaction to the standard tuberculin test.Prevalence represents a cumulative experience of a population to recent and remote infection with Mycobacterium tuberculosis.limitations are high coverage of BCG vaccination. since most of the vaccinees become positive reactors to the tuberculin test and cross-sensitivity to atypical mycobacteriae.Park 23e pg: 172