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A 3-year-old girl who arrived from Ethiopia six months ago is screened after her grandmother, who shares the house, was diagnosed with smear-positive pulmonary tuberculosis. The girl is well and tracking along the 50th centile, with no cough, fever, weight loss or night sweats. She received BCG in the first week of life and has a small deltoid scar. A Mantoux test read at 72 hours shows 7 mm of induration. Which one of the following is the appropriate next step for this child?
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