Are there any problems with the treatment of TB?

Are there any problems with the treatment of TB?

If they already have drug resistant TB, then the treatment that someone is provided with may result in treatment failure even if the treatment is taken correctly. It is not just in high burden countries that there can be problems with the supply of anti tuberculosis drugs.

How long does it take to get rid of TB?

TB disease can be treated by taking several drugs for 6 to 9 months. There are 10 drugs currently approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for treating TB. Of the approved drugs, the first-line anti-TB agents that form the core of treatment regimens are: isoniazid (INH) rifampin (RIF)

What kind of treatment is needed for drug resistant TB?

Treatment for Drug-Resistant TB. If you have a TB strain that doesn’t respond to the usual medications used to treat TB, you have a drug-resistent strain. This means that you will be treated with a combination of second-line drugs, which may be less effective. You will need to take these drugs for a longer period of time.

What are the general principles of TB treatment?

There are some general principles that apply to treatment for TB. If you are having TB treatment (sometimes known as antitubercular treatment or ATT), then this should always be supervised by an experienced doctor. There are some general principles for TB treatment which your doctor should know well, but we will explain briefly here.

What you must do if you have TB?

• Separate yourself from your family members or roommates.
• Always use a tissue while coughing or sneezing.
• Air out your room as much as possible.
• and as long as it’s needed
• and a regular social life.

  How do you get infected by TB?

  TB is spread primarily from person to person through infected air during close contact. The bacteria get into the air when someone infected with TB of the lung coughs, sneezes, shouts, or spits. A person can become infected when they inhale minute particles of the infected sputum from the air.

  How does tuberculosis kill you?

  Tuberculosis can infect your bowels, causing malnutrition and death, infection through the bloodstream in the membranes of your brains, tuberculous meningitis, this will kill you too, bone tuberculosis usually won’t kill, but maim you seriously, e.g. having a vertebra collapse.

  What antibiotic is used for TB treatment?

  Antibiotics can kill tuberculosis (TB) bacteria and cure the disease in almost all cases. Usually, you must take antibiotics by mouth for six months or more, either daily or two or three times per week. The most common antibiotics used are isoniazid, pyrazinamide, ethambutol and rifampin.