Under the DOTS strategy of Revised National Tuberculosis Programme, the recommended line of management is category I patients, if the sputum is positive after 2 months of intensive phase treatment with 4 drugs, is to

Under the DOTS strategy of Revised National Tuberculosis Programme, the recommended line of management is category I patients, if the sputum is positive after 2 months of intensive phase treatment with 4 drugs, is to –

A. Sta the continuation phase of treatment with INH and rifampicin

B. Continue the intensive phase of treatment with 4 drugs for 1 more month only, regardless of sputum positivity after that

C. Continue the intensive phase of treatment with 4 drugs until the sputum becomes negative

D. Add one more drug, that is, to use 5 drugs until the sputum becomes negative

Correct Answer: Continue the intensive phase of treatment with 4 drugs for 1 more month only, regardless of sputum positivity after that

Description: <p> Continue intensive phase for 1 month with 4 drugs. Reference:Park&;s textbook of preventive and social medicine,K.Park,23rd edition,page no:188 <p>

Category: Social & Preventive Medicine

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