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The primary reason for the use of drug combination in the treatment of tuberculosis is

Ensure patient compliance with the drug regimen

Enhance activity against metabolically inactive mycobacteria

Delay or prevent emergency of resistance

Provide prophylaxis against other bacterial infection

High-Yield Explanation

Ref-KDT 6/e p745 The bacteria that cause tuberculosis (TB) can develop resistance to the antimicrobial drugs used to cure the disease. Multidrug-resistant TB (MDR-TB) is TB that does not respond to at least isoniazid and rifampicin, the 2 most powerful anti-TB drugs. ... In some cases even more severe drug-resistant TB may develop.

The primary reason for the use of drug combination in the treatment of tuberculosis is

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