You are the only medical officer of a PHC in a remote tribal area of Rajastan. You had staed Category-I DOTS for a 23 year old woman who is the mother of a 2 year old child. What chemoprophylaxis will you recommend for the child in this scenario? Note that the child is asymptomatic and Mantoux test is not available.
You are the only medical officer of a PHC in a remote tribal area of Rajastan. You had staed Category-I DOTS for a 23 year old woman who is the mother of a 2 year old child. What chemoprophylaxis will you recommend for the child in this scenario? Note that the child is asymptomatic and Mantoux test is not available.
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You are the only medical officer of a PHC in a remote tribal area of Rajastan. You had staed Category-I DOTS for a 23 year old woman who is the mother of a 2 year old child. What chemoprophylaxis will you recommend for the child in this scenario? Note that the child is asymptomatic and Mantoux test is not available.
β Correct Answer: B. INH 3 mg/kg for 6 months
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