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Post a new topicby contentuser on Wed Dec 19, 2007 1:20 pm


Tuberculosis Treatment


Treatment of active TB is complex and is becoming even more complex with the emergence of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis and HIV infection. Hospital admission is recommended for severe cases.


Standard therapy for pulmonary TB includes isoniazid and rifampin for 6 months along with pyrazidamide for the first 2 months (isoniazid and rifampin without pyrazidamide may be used for 9 months, if necessary). Treatment consists of three drugs that are effective agains...Read the full article
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