TB Management

Tuberculosis (TB) is an infectious disease usually caused by

• Listeria monocytogenes

• Chlamydophila pneumoniae

• Mycobacterium tuberculosis

• Listeria monocytogenes

Who identified and described tuberculosis?

• Michael Faraday

• Robert Koch

• Henri Becquere

• Marie Sklodowska-Curie

Mycobacterium tuberculosis is a

• gram positive stain

• Gram negative stain

• Ziehl-Neelsen stain

For a patient suspecting PTB, what are the tests or investigations that you would perform?

• CXR

• Sptutum AFB

• Urine C&S

Which of the following are first line drug of choice for PTB management?

• Fluroquinolone

• Rifampicin

• Isoniazid

• Pyrazinamide

Which of the following is not a side effect of rifampicin?

• Red orange urine

• Abdominal pain

• nausea

• Joint pain

Which of the following is a side effect of pyrazinamide?

• Otitis

• Gout

• blindness

• Tinnitus

Which of the following are the side effects of streptomycin?

• Deafness

• Dizziness

• Neuritis

• Vertigo

Newly diagnosed PTB should received

• 2HREZ + 4HR

• 2HR + 4HR

• 2HREZ + 4HE

• 2HREZ + 4HZ

All TB cases should be notify or else will be compounded under

• Prevention and control of infectious disease act 1988 (Act 342)

• Prevention and control of infectious disease act 1998 (Act 352)

• Prevention and control of infectious disease act 1970 (Act 340)