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TB Peritonitis — SCE Infectious Diseases MCQ

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Peritoneal biopsy confirms fully drug-susceptible tuberculous peritonitis without CNS, bone or joint involvement. What treatment duration is normally appropriate in UK practice?

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Correct answer: D — The standard six-month drug-susceptible tuberculosis regimen

The best answer is “The standard six-month drug-susceptible tuberculosis regimen”. Abdominal and peritoneal drug-susceptible TB generally uses the standard six-month regimen; longer courses are reserved for defined sites, resistance or inadequate response. NICE specifies UK testing, latent-infection treatment and drug-susceptible tuberculosis regimens. Peritoneal disease does not by itself justify the longer durations used for central-nervous-system, bone or joint tuberculosis, provided susceptibility and clinical response remain satisfactory.

Reference: NICE NG33: tuberculosis: https://www.nice.org.uk/guidance/ng33/chapter/Recommendations