The nurse is educating a client with tuberculosis. The client asks the nurse to estimate the duration of treatment. Which responses would be correct in identifying the expected duration for pharmacological management of tuberculosis?
1. 1 month
2. 7 days
3. 14 days
4. 6–12 months
Correct Answer: 4
Rationale 1: One month is not long enough.
Rationale 2: Seven days are not long enough.
Rationale 3: Fourteen days are not long enough.
Rationale 4: The required length of therapy can be 6 to 12 months.
Global Rationale: The pharmacotherapy of TB differs from that of other bacterial infections because the thick mycolic acid layer surrounding the mycobacterium is resistant to penetration by anti-infectives. For the drugs to reach the mycobacteria isolated in tubercles and inside macrophages, therapy must continue for 6 to 12 months.
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