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How To Treat Tuberculosis?
hi all ,, i live in kolkata, my children suffered from tuberculosis for last 4month, I have already consult with doctor and doctor already prescribe medicine , medicine named rifa i6 kid & vitamin polybion & evion so i want to some suggestion about this matter
Tue, 22 Apr 2014
Hi,
Thanks for your query.
TB needs a treatment of 6 months with 2 months of 4 drugs isoniazide, rifampicin, pyrazinamide and ethambutol followed by 4 months of isoniazide and rifampicin. If the treatment has been started recently it will require addition of two more drug as rifa i 6 kid contains isonoazide and rifampicin only...
Best wishes
Thanks for your query.
TB needs a treatment of 6 months with 2 months of 4 drugs isoniazide, rifampicin, pyrazinamide and ethambutol followed by 4 months of isoniazide and rifampicin. If the treatment has been started recently it will require addition of two more drug as rifa i 6 kid contains isonoazide and rifampicin only...
Best wishes
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