• 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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4. Which of the following groups are at an increased risk for TB infection progressing to disease?

1. People with HIV infection
2. People who are immunocompromised due to other medical conditions (e.g., persons receiving cytostatics, radiation or corticosteroids, with diabetes mellitus or gastric/duodenal peptic ulcer disease)
3. Smokers
4. People with a decreased body weight (10% or more below ideal body weight)
5. People with alcohol and/or drug dependency

• a) 1


• b) 1 and 2


• c) 1, 2 and 5


• d) 1, 2 and 3


• e) All of the above