12 Questions
Which group of tuberculosis is known as extra-pulmonary tuberculosis?
Abdominal TB
How is active pulmonary TB primarily transmitted?
Droplet infection
Which condition could reactivate a latent TB infection into active disease?
HIV infection
How many individuals can an untreated active case of pulmonary TB infect?
10-20 individuals
What is the mainstay of TB management to prevent drug resistance?
Multidrug therapy
Which mycobacterium accounts for only a handful of human infections within the tuberculosis complex?
M. microti
Which of the following is NOT a reason for giving prophylactic anti-TB medication to immunocompromised patients?
When they have evidence of previous prophylactic treatment
What is the preferred drug for TB preventive treatment (TPT) in Nigeria?
Isoniazid
What is the standard diagnostic tool used to test for TB in Nigeria?
Gene Xpert MTB/RIF
What is the purpose of directly observed treatment (DOT) for anti-TB medications?
To ensure patients take the right drugs in the right doses at the right times
Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of the first-line anti-TB drug regimen used for drug-susceptible TB (DS-TB) in Nigeria?
It involves the repeated use of rifampicin-based regimens
Which of the following properties of rifampicin makes it an important drug in the treatment of drug-susceptible TB (DS-TB)?
It is bactericidal against all growth types of the TB bacilli
Explore the treatment of tuberculosis, a spectrum of disease caused by mycobacteria complexes. Learn about the different types of tuberculosis such as Pulmonary TB and Abdominal TB, as well as latent TB infection. Test your knowledge on the chemotherapy used to treat this infectious disease.
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