As an antitubercular drug, isoniazid has the following
advantages except:
A. It is tuberculocidal
B. It acts on both extra and intracellular bacilli
C. Tubercle bacilli do not develop resistance
against it
D. It is cheap

1 Answer

Answer :

C. Tubercle bacilli do not develop resistance
against it

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