A 34-year-old man with cough, hemoptysis, and a cavitating lesion on CXR has sputum positive for acid-fast bacilli. Which is the recommended initial t...

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A 34-year-old man with cough, hemoptysis, and a cavitating lesion on CXR has sputum positive for acid-fast bacilli. Which is the recommended initial treatment regimen for active TB in the UK?

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2 months of rifampicin, isoniazid, pyrazinamide, and ethambutol, then 4 months of rifampicin and isoniazid

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2 months of rifampicin and isoniazid, then 4 months of pyrazinamide and ethambutol

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6 months of isoniazid alone

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2 months of rifampicin and pyrazinamide only

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9 months of rifampicin alone

ukmla MCQ (SBA): Tuberculosis

A 34-year-old man with cough, hemoptysis, and a cavitating lesion on CXR has sputum positive for acid-fast bacilli. Which is the recommended initial treatment regimen for active TB in the UK?