The Principles of Drug Therapy for the Treatment of Tuberculosis

question 4

Multiple Choice

The principles of drug therapy for the treatment of tuberculosis include:

• A) Patients are treated with a drug to which M. tuberculosis is sensitive.
• B) Drugs need to be taken on a regular basis for a sufficient amount of time.
• C) Treatment continues until the patient's purified protein derivative is negative.
• D) All of the above

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Definitions:

Internal Consistency

A measure of reliability; the degree to which different test items that propose to measure the same general construct produce similar results.

Odd-even Reliability

A measure of internal consistency reliability where a test is split into two parts (odd and even items) to assess the consistency of results across these halves.

Parallel Form Reliability

The consistency of test scores across different versions of a test designed to be equivalent in terms of content and difficulty level.

Parallel Form Reliability

Refers to the extent to which two versions of a test yield similar results, assessing the same skills or constructs under similar conditions.