A 45-year-old presents with 2 weeks of fever, night sweats, weight loss, and cough. Chest X-ray shows an upper lobe cavitary lesion. Sputum smear is A...

Question

A 45-year-old presents with 2 weeks of fever, night sweats, weight loss, and cough. Chest X-ray shows an upper lobe cavitary lesion. Sputum smear is AFB-positive. What is the first-line UK treatment regimen?

Accepted Answer

2 months rifampicin, isoniazid, pyrazinamide, ethambutol, then 4 months rifampicin + isoniazid

Answer

6 months of rifampicin alone

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4 months of isoniazid alone

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9 months isoniazid + rifampicin

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2 weeks isoniazid + rifampicin

Tuberculosis — UKMLA MCQ

A 45-year-old presents with 2 weeks of fever, night sweats, weight loss, and cough. Chest X-ray shows an upper lobe cavitary lesion. Sputum smear is AFB-positive. What is the first-line UK treatment regimen?