How Has the Treatment of Mycobacterial Disease Changed in Light

question 23

Multiple Choice

How has the treatment of mycobacterial disease changed in light of the multidrug-resistant strains of mycobacteria that are being isolated?

• A) Antimicrobial therapy is started sooner in the course of the disease.
• B) More powerful antimicrobial agents are used to treat mycobacterial disease.
• C) Combinations of three or four drugs are used instead of a single drug.
• D) Patients are hospitalized for the duration of their disease.

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