Medical MCQ-Under the RNTCP, for diagnosis of MDR TB, currently drug sensitivity testing is done for:

Under the RNTCP, for diagnosis of MDR TB, currently drug sensitivity testing is done for:

Rifampicin

Rifampicin, Isoniazide

Rifampicin, Isoniazide and Ethambutol

Rifampicin, Isoniazide and Pyrazinamide

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Social & Preventive Medicine

Correct Answer:

Rifampicin, Isoniazide and Ethambutol

Description:

Presently conventional solid egg-based Lowenstein-Jensen (LJ) media will be used for primary culture at the RNTCP accredited laboratory. DST will be performed for streptomycin (S), isoniazid (H), rifampicin (R) and ethambutol (E) only. Pyrazinamide (Z) sensitivity testing may be included at a later period of DOTS-Plus implementation. Ref:

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