When educating a student who lives in a crowded apartment and diagnosed with tuberculosis, the college school nurse will emphasize,
A)
"Once your fever goes away, you can stop taking the streptomycin injection."
B)
"If isoniazid makes you nauseous, we can substitute something milder."
C)
"To destroy this bacterium, you must strictly adhere to a long-term drug regimen."
D)
"You will have to wear an N95 mask while on campus at all times."
Ans:
C
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Success of chemotherapy for prophylaxis and treatment of tuberculosis depends on strict adherence to a lengthy drug regimen that includes isoniazid (INH), rifampin, ethambutol, pyrazinamide, and streptomycin (or some combination of these).
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