A nurse is caring for a patient with HIV/acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) who has taken protease inhibitors for 18 months. The patient has been diagnosed with active tuberculosis
Which drug(s) would the nurse expect to be added to the treatment plan of a patient with HIV/AIDS? (Select all that apply.) a. Isoniazid
b. Rifampin [Rifadin]
c. Pyrazinamide [PZA]
d. Ethambutol [Myambutol]
e. Rifabutin [Mycobutin]
A, C, D, E
Isoniazid, pyrazinamide, ethambutol, and rifabutin could be included in the treatment of a patient with HIV/AIDS. Rifampin is contraindicated as part of the new antituberculosis regimen, because it would reduce the effects of the protease inhibitors.
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