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A nurse is instructing a client who is newly diagnosed with pulmonary tuberculosis (TB) about the use of antitubercular medications. Which of the following information should the nurse include in the teaching?
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Correct Answer:
A typical course of treatment involves 6 to 9 months of consistent medication use.
Rationale:
🔴 Standard TB therapy (isoniazid, rifampin, pyrazinamide, ethambutol) lasts 6–9 months.
🔴 Shorter treatment risks drug resistance.
🔴 Mantoux test does not become negative during treatment.
🔴 Family prophylaxis is only if close contact with confirmed infection.
🔴 Lifelong therapy is not required unless drug-resistant TB develops.
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