Read the passage about tuberculosis.

Question

Patients suffering from Mycobacterium tuberculosis, the bacteria that causes tuberculosis, are often treated a certain way to help prevent resistant bacteria growth and the transmission of the disease to others.

What can doctors do to best treat someone with this strain of bacteria?

a
use one very powerful drug over a short period of time
b
use one drug in higher increments over a long period of time
c
use alternating drugs over a short period of time
d
use multiple drugs over a long period of time

Answer 1

d
use multiple drugs over a long period of time