TB Flashcards
1
Q
Latent TB treatment
A
Isoniazid 9 months
Rifampin 4 months
2
Q
Give Isoniazid with
A
Vitamin B6 - decrease peripheral neuropathy
3
Q
risk factors to get active TB from latent infection
A
HIV/AIDS immunosuppression - transplant setting - Silicosis - chronic renal failure - recent infection with TB
4
Q
if you suspect active disease
A
Do not use a TBST
5
Q
which drug has little or no activity in high O2 areas, kills dormant bacteria
A
PZA - activity in low o2 tension
6
Q
which drug has the best activity in areas of solid caseum or fibrosis?
A
Rifampin
