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The physician may then, after extensive investigation has excluded all other diseases, resort to a trial of TB treatment. [130] The regimen used is HEZ for a minimum of three weeks; RMP and STM are omitted from the regimen because they are broad spectrum antibiotics, whereas the other three first-line drugs treat only mycobacterial infection.
Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) is a form of tuberculosis (TB) infection caused by bacteria that are resistant to treatment with at least two of the most powerful first-line anti-TB medications (drugs): isoniazid and rifampicin.
For this reason, the majority of people with HIV who develop TB will have drug-susceptible or ordinary TB, and can be treated with standard first-line anti-TB drugs. For those with HIV infection, treatment with antiretroviral drugs will likely reduce the risk of becoming infected with XDR-TB, just as it does with ordinary TB. [citation needed]
Totally drug-resistant TB is resistant to all currently used drugs. [156] It was first observed in 2003 in Italy, [157] but not widely reported until 2012, [156] [158] and has also been found in Iran and India. [159] There is some efficacy for linezolid to treat those with XDR-TB but side effects and discontinuation of medications were common.
The disease is curable and often treated with a standardized course of drugs that usually includes antibiotics. “Treatment will be provided through the patient’s local health department, and ...
Isoniazid, also known as isonicotinic acid hydrazide (INH), is an antibiotic used for the treatment of tuberculosis. [4] For active tuberculosis, it is often used together with rifampicin, pyrazinamide, and either streptomycin or ethambutol. [5] For latent tuberculosis, it is often used alone. [4]
The disease is curable and often treated with a standardized course of drugs that usually includes antibiotics. “Treatment will be provided through the patient’s local health department, and ...
Streptomycin is an antibiotic medication used to treat a number of bacterial infections, [3] including tuberculosis, Mycobacterium avium complex, endocarditis, brucellosis, Burkholderia infection, plague, tularemia, and rat bite fever. [3] For active tuberculosis it is often given together with isoniazid, rifampicin, and pyrazinamide. [4]