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Antituberculosis agents are administered for:
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#2 |
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#1 to treat asymptomatic infection
#2 to treat active clinical TB and prevent relapse |
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| why is treatment of TB challenging? |
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#1 increased incidence of TB in high-risk populations
#2 organisms are resistant to many meds |
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| Directly observed therapy |
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DOT 2-3x per week
induction therapy of four drugs
nine months or longer |
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| rifampin (anti TB med) causes what side effect? |
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