Question

A 23-year-old First Nations woman living in a remote community is a household contact of a relative recently diagnosed with smear-positive pulmonary tuberculosis. She is asymptomatic. Which approach best reflects guideline-based management of latent TB infection in Indigenous communities?

Accepted Answer

Offer tuberculin skin test or IGRA, chest X-ray if positive, and consider preventive therapy if active TB is excluded

Answer

No testing is needed if she has no symptoms

Answer

Provide a single dose of broad-spectrum antibiotics

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Wait to see if she develops cough before investigating

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Advise her to avoid healthcare facilities to reduce stigma

Practice question

A 23-year-old First Nations woman living in a remote community is a household contact of a relative recently diagnosed with smear-positive pulmonary tuberculosis. She is asymptomatic. Which approach best reflects guideline-based management of latent TB infection in Indigenous communities?