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  2. Management of tuberculosis - Wikipedia

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    TB treatment involves numerous drug interactions with anti-epileptic drugs and serum drug levels should be closely monitored. There are serious interactions between rifampicin and carbamazepine, rifampicin and phenytoin, and rifampicin and sodium valproate.

  3. Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis - Wikipedia

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    Treatment of MDR-TB requires treatment with second-line drugs, usually four or more anti-TB drugs for a minimum of 6 months, and possibly extending for 18–24 months if rifampin resistance has been identified in the specific strain of TB with which the patient has been infected. [9] Under ideal program conditions, MDR-TB cure rates can ...

  4. Extensively drug-resistant tuberculosis - Wikipedia

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    XDR-TB is defined as TB that has developed resistance to at least rifampicin and isoniazid (resistance to these first line anti-TB drugs defines multidrug-resistant tuberculosis, or MDR-TB), as well as to any member of the quinolone family and at least one of the following second-line anti-TB injectable drugs: kanamycin, capreomycin, or ...

  5. Tuberculosis - Wikipedia

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    Treatment with anti-TB drugs for at least 6 months results in higher success rates when compared with treatment less than 6 months, even though the difference is small. Shorter treatment regimen may be recommended for those with compliance issues. [146]

  6. 4-Aminosalicylic acid - Wikipedia

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    Its potency is less than that of the current five first-line drugs (isoniazid, rifampicin, ethambutol, pyrazinamide, and streptomycin) for treating tuberculosis and its cost is higher, but it is still useful in the treatment of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis. [8] PAS is always used in combination with other anti-TB drugs. [citation needed]

  7. Ethambutol/isoniazid/rifampicin - Wikipedia

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    It is used either along or with other anti-tuberculosis medication. [1] It is taken by mouth. [1] Side effects are those of the underlying medications. [1]

  8. Antimycobacterial - Wikipedia

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    An antimycobacterial is a type of medication used to treat Mycobacteria ... Tuberculosis treatments; Leprostatic agents; Notes This page was last edited on 24 ...

  9. Totally drug-resistant tuberculosis - Wikipedia

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    Extensively drug resistant tuberculosis is tuberculosis that is resistant to isoniazid and rifampicin, any fluoroquinolone, and any of the three second line injectable TB drugs (amikacin, capreomycin, and kanamycin). [1] TDR-TB has been identified in three countries; India, Iran, and Italy. The term was first presented in 2006, in which it ...