• 1
  • Introduction
  • Learning Objectives
  • Etiology and Transmission
  • Pathogenesis and Clinical Manifestations
  • BCG Vaccine
  • Risk of Infection
  • Progression of Tuberculosis Infection to Disease
  • Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis
  • Summary Module 1

Treatment of Patients with Tuberculosis

• Main Menu
  • MODULE 0 - Introduction
  • MODULE 1 - Etiology and Pathogenesis of Tuberculosis
  • MODULE 2 - Diagnosis of Tuberculosis
  • MODULE 3 - Treatment of Patients with Tuberculosis
  • MODULE 4 - Special Situations
  • MODULE 5 - Adherence to Treatment
  • MODULE 6 - Patient-Physician Communication
  • MODULE 7 - Tuberculosis Infection Control

Question

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2. Which of the following statements describe primary infection?
Select all that apply.

• a) It occurs on first exposure to M. tuberculosis


• b) M. tuberculosis lodges in the terminal alveoli of the lungs


• c) The immune response develops about 4–6 weeks after the primary infection.


• d) It results in a pathological lesion that is characteristically localized, often with extensive tissue destruction and cavitation