PATHOLOGY MCQ
INFECTION
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Question
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Possible treatment for Mycobacterium tuberculosis.
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Penicillin and Ampicillin
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Rifampin, Streptomycin, Kanamycin, Isoniazid
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Either A or B
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None of the above
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Drug therapy For initial empiric treatment of TB, start patients on a 4-drug regimen: isoniazid, rifampin, pyrazinamide, and either ethambutol or streptomycin. Once the TB isolate is known to be fully susceptible, ethambutol (or streptomycin, if it is used as a fourth drug) can be discontinued.
Detailed explanation-2: -The use and efficacy of kanamycin in patients with drug-resistant tuberculosis. The second line injectable agents for the treatment of DR-TB are the aminoglycosides, namely amikacin, kanamycin and capreomycin.
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