According to RNTCP, a case of tubercular pericarditis should be treated under which category of anti-tubercular regimen?
High-Yield Explanation
- category I of DOTS include New sputum smear positive, New sputum smear negative and new extra pulmonary patients. - the examples of new extra pulmonary TB cases are meningitis, disseminated TB, tubercular pericarditis, peritonitis. Reference : Park's textbook of preventive and social medicine, 23rd edition, pg no:188 <\p>