Question

1. Could prophylactic treatment of LTBI in the immigrant population promote the development of XDR TB?

2. Do you think there are any issues of social justice or human rights that need to be addressed before a study on children is approved? Who oversees the ethics of such studies? Should minorities in the U.S. be targeted in public health campaigns?

3. Can you suggest methods or approaches that could result in better compliance with the drug regimen in adolescents?

4. Explain how old age, smoking, and HIV infection influence the progression of TB infection.

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Answer 1

Answer-1 yes it can lead to XDR TB because the prophylactic treatment is a long term treatment and the immigrants will not be able to complete the treatment due to immigration to some other place and this will produce the resistance in the bacteria due to change in the environment and lack of complete treatment.