A 40-year-old man with chronic cough, night sweats, hemoptysis, and cavitary lesions in the upper lobes. Sputum is positive for acid-fast bacilli. Whi...

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A 40-year-old man with chronic cough, night sweats, hemoptysis, and cavitary lesions in the upper lobes. Sputum is positive for acid-fast bacilli. Which initial TB regimen does NICE recommend?

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2 months rifampicin, isoniazid, pyrazinamide, ethambutol; then 4 months rifampicin & isoniazid

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2 months rifampicin + isoniazid then 4 months isoniazid

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6 months isoniazid alone

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9 months rifampicin

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2 months rifampicin, isoniazid, streptomycin

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A 40-year-old man with chronic cough, night sweats, hemoptysis, and cavitary lesions in the upper lobes. Sputum is positive for acid-fast bacilli. Which initial TB regimen does NICE recommend?