Impoant step in national TB control programme are all except -: (A) Treatment of sputum positive cases, (B) Treatment of contacts, (C) BCG vaccination, (D) All
Answer is B. Ans. is 'b' i.e., Treatment of contact o Treatment of contacts is not recommeded in NTP. o Isolation of sputum positive cases is not recommended in NTP. About other options' o Detection of maximum number of cases and their treatment is sho term (operational) objective of NTP. o Vaccination of newborns and infants with BCG is also a sho term objective of NTP.