The RIPE or RIPS regimen of antibiotics employs such medications as isoniazid and rifampin to treat it, though irregular use leads to resistance.
This disease can be caused by both M. africanum and M. canetti, the latter of which was isolated from a Somali patient with lymphadenitis. The RIPE or RIPS regimen of antibiotics employs such medications as isoniazid and rifampin to treat it, though irregular use leads to resistance. It is commonly prevented with the BCG vaccine, and the most widely used test of its latent variety is the Mantoux (man-TOE) skin test. For 10 points, identify this airborne disease also called consumption, characterized by the coughing up of blood-stained phlegm.
This disease can be caused by both M. africanum and M. canetti, the latter of which was isolated from a Somali patient with lymphadenitis.
{tuberculosis} [accept {consumption} or {TB}]