MRCP UK EXAMINATIONS

Detailed explanation-1: -Six months should be considered the minimum duration of treatment for adults with HIV, even for patients with culture-negative TB.

Detailed explanation-2: -You’ll be prescribed at least a 6-month course of a combination of antibiotics if you’re diagnosed with active pulmonary TB, where your lungs are affected and you have symptoms. The usual treatment is: 2 antibiotics (isoniazid and rifampicin) for 6 months.

Detailed explanation-3: -Isoniazid (INH): This is the most common therapy for latent TB. You typically take an isoniazid antibiotic pill daily for 9 months. Rifampin (Rifadin, Rimactane): You take this antibiotic each day for 4 months. It’s an option if you have side effects or contraindications to INH.

Detailed explanation-4: -If you have an active TB disease you will probably be treated with a combination of antibacterial medications for a period of six to 12 months. The most common treatment for active TB is isoniazid INH in combination with three other drugs-rifampin, pyrazinamide and ethambutol.

Detailed explanation-5: -CDC and the National Tuberculosis Controllers Association (NTCA) preferentially recommend short-course, rifamycin-based, 3-or 4-month latent TB infection treatment regimens over 6-or 9-month isoniazid monotherapy.