RESPIRATORY
OLD TUBERCULOSIS
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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TRUE
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FALSE
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Either A or B
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -A substantial proportion (83.8%) of symptom positive household contacts were investigated for tuberculosis and among them, 18.9% were found to be positive for tuberculosis. The overall prevalence of TB cases among household contacts was found to be 1.97%.
Detailed explanation-2: -Hospital-based precautions Patients with confirmed infectious TB or those being evaluated for active TB disease should be kept in airborne isolation precautions until active TB disease is ruled out or the patient is deemed to be noninfectious.
Detailed explanation-3: -A TB contact investigation is a TB control strategy used to identify, find, and assess TB contacts and provide appropriate treatment for latent TB infection (LTBI) or TB disease, if needed. Effective contact investigations interrupt the spread of TB in communities and help prevent outbreaks of TB.
Detailed explanation-4: -Index case (index patient) The initially identified case of new or recurrent TB in a person of any age in a specific household or other comparable setting in which others may have been exposed.