Tuberculosis Questions and Answers with Complete Solutions
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Tuberculosis
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Tuberculosis
Tuberculosis Questions and Answers
with Complete Solutions
The tuberculin skin test (TST) can definitively diagnose active tuberculosis.
False
Patients with latent tuberculosis infection (LTBI) are contagious.
False
A positive acid-fast bacilli (AFB) smear indicates active tuberculosi...
Tuberculosis Questions and Answers
with Complete Solutions
The tuberculin skin test (TST) can definitively diagnose active tuberculosis.
✔✔False
Patients with latent tuberculosis infection (LTBI) are contagious.
✔✔False
A positive acid-fast bacilli (AFB) smear indicates active tuberculosis.
✔✔True
Tuberculosis can only be transmitted through physical contact with an infected person.
✔✔False
Rifampin is one of the first-line drugs used to treat tuberculosis.
✔✔True
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,Extrapulmonary tuberculosis refers to tuberculosis that occurs outside of the lungs, such as in the
kidneys or bones.
✔✔True
Latent tuberculosis infection (LTBI) can progress to active tuberculosis if the immune system
becomes weakened.
✔✔True
Isoniazid is effective in the treatment of both active and latent tuberculosis.
✔✔True
A patient with tuberculosis is no longer contagious after one week of treatment.
✔✔False
The BCG vaccine is commonly used to prevent tuberculosis in countries with a high TB burden.
✔✔True
The primary route of transmission for tuberculosis is through the ingestion of contaminated food.
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, ✔✔False
Tuberculosis can be treated effectively with a 1-2 month regimen of antibiotics.
✔✔False
People with HIV are at a higher risk of developing active tuberculosis.
✔✔True
Coughing up blood (hemoptysis) is a common symptom of advanced tuberculosis.
✔✔True
Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) requires a longer and more complex treatment
regimen than drug-susceptible tuberculosis.
✔✔True
Tuberculosis can be diagnosed using a chest X-ray alone.
✔✔False
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