Which treatment is used for treating active tuberculosis?
a. Long-term treatment with more than one drug
b. Developing drug-resistant organisms
c. Chemoprophylaxis with bacteriostatic medications
d. Chemotherapy in patients at high risk for developing infection
ANS: A
Antitubercular drugs are classified as primary or secondary agents to describe the way they are used in treating tuberculosis. The combination of drugs helps to slow the development of bacterial resistance.
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