RESPIRATORY
OLD TUBERCULOSIS
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manage to kill all the bacilli in their different phases of metabolic growth.
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to guarantee the taking and compliance of the treatment until its completion and its cured condition.
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avoid resistor selection
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to avoid over-or under-dosing of anti-TB drugs.
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Detailed explanation-1: -Four drugs-INH, RIF, PZA, and EMB-should be included in the initial treatment regimen until the results of drug-susceptibility tests are available. Each of the drugs in the initial regimen plays an important role.
Detailed explanation-2: -Oral regimens are preferred for almost all patients. Fluoroquinolones (levofloxacin or moxifloxacin), bedaquiline, and linezolid are strongly recommended for a longer MDR-TB regimen. These three drugs should be included in the initial therapy unless there is an evidence of drug resistance or a risk of toxicity.
Detailed explanation-3: -Multidrug-resistant TB (MDR TB) is caused by an organism that is resistant to at least isoniazid and rifampin, the two most potent TB drugs. These drugs are used to treat all persons with TB disease.
Detailed explanation-4: -Sometimes drug-resistant TB occurs when bacteria become resistant to the drugs used to treat TB. This means that the drug can no longer kill the TB bacteria. Drug-resistant TB (DR TB) is spread the same way that drug-susceptible TB is spread. TB is spread through the air from one person to another.