A client is diagnosed with tuberculosis. The nurse practitioner plans to treat the client's family. The nurse anticipates that which drug will be ordered?
a. Streptomycin
b. Rifampin (Rifadin)
c. Isoniazid (INH)
d. Colistin
ANS: C
INH is the drug of choice in exposed family members who are not immunocompromised.
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