Author Question: The principles of drug therapy for the treatment of tuberculosis include: 1. Patients are treated ... (Read 79 times)

Capo · **on:** Jul 24, 2018

The principles of drug therapy for the treatment of tuberculosis include:

1. Patients are treated with a drug to which M. tuberculosis is sensitive.
2. Drugs need to be taken on a regular basis for a sufficient amount of time.
3. Treatment continues until the patient's purified protein derivative is negative.
4. All of the above

Question 2

Kaleb has extensively resistant tuberculosis (TB). Treatment for extensively resistant TB would include:

1. INH, rifampin, pyrazinamide, and ethambutol for at least 12 months
2. INH, ethambutol, kanamycin, and rifampin
3. Treatment with at least two drugs to which the TB is susceptible
4. Levofloxacin