A patient who has drug-sensitive tuberculosis has completed 2 months of the standard four-drug therapy and asks the nurse how long he will have to take medication. Which response by the nurse is correct?
a. "As long as you remain symptomatic, you will not have to take more medication."
b. "The four-drug regimen will continue for 3 more months."
c. "You will have to take maintenance drugs indefinitely."
d. "You will need to take only two drugs for the next 4 months."
D
Patients with drug-sensitive tuberculosis take four drugs for 2 months during the induction phase, followed by two drugs for 4 months in the continuation phase. Drug therapy does not stop after the induction phase, even for asymptomatic patients. Although drug therapy is prolonged, it is not indefinite.
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