If a new sputum smear positive patient of tuberculosis continues to be smear positive at the end of intensive phase of category I treatment under DOTS, fuher management of this patient would be to -: (A) Sta category I treatment again, (B) Treat. him as failure and sta category II treatmenet under DOTS, (C) Continue the intensive phase or treatment for one more month, (D) Sta continuation phase under category I
Answer is C. <p> Patients in category I &II , who have a positive sputum smear at the end of the initial intensive phase , receive an additional month of intensive phase treatment. Reference:Park&;s textbook of preventive and social medicine,K.Park,23rd edition,page no:188. <\p>