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Drugs And Medication For Latent Tb Infection

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Dr.   Kavita Paul MD

Dear Dr. Grief: I am a healthy 71 year old woman and on a recent check up with my new doctor I tested positive for a latent TB infection (probably from TB exposure when I lived in Germany as a... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Kavita Paul ( Internal Medicine Specialist)
Dr. Rakhi Tayal MD

TB test in the past with negative chest x-ray and she is saying what if it is Latent TB infection that has become active. I have never been treated for TB. Just so you know, my 8 year... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Rakhi Tayal ( OBGYN)
Dr. Madhuri N Bagde MD

Hi, I was diagnosed with a latent TB infection in my endometrial biopsy tissue. My gynecologist started me on AKT4 for two months, followed by AKT3 for 4 months. I have completed the therapy for 3 ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Madhuri N Bagde ( OBGYN)
Dr. Ajit Naniksingh Kukreja MD

my wife aged 51 is on anti tb drugs for last one month .doctors have prescribed lafaxid-d and ... problem.how long will this problem persist .are there any alternative drugs for this acid reflux... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Ajit Naniksingh Kukreja ( Gastroenterologist)
Dr. Suma Parinam MD

Hi doctor, I am using TB drugs for lymph node tb for 5 months.... Due to change in whether(mansoon) I am having cold ,running nose.... Is it normal? Can I take any other tablets for cold? ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Suma Parinam ( General & Family Physician)

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Dr.   Parth Goswami MD

Yes please one of my staff has TB . The public healthcare ask me to take Moxifloxacin for 6 months one tablet 400 mg daily . Because my blood is positive and I have latent TB infection . My... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Parth Goswami ( General & Family Physician)
Dr.  Akhtarhusian Ghausi MD

My 4 yr old son was suspected to be carrying a latent tb infection. He was in India for a prolonged ... measured at 15 mm, then a chest x-ray which was declared suspect, then the tb gold test... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Akhtarhusian Ghausi ( General & Family Physician)
Dr. Kaushal Bhavsar MD

on anti PTB drugs and be back to the clinic after two months (this coming June 30). I am just wondering what seem to be the problem. I have read about latent TB infection. Could i possibly have... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Kaushal Bhavsar ( Pulmonologist)
Dr. T Chandrakant MD

relapse and again put on anti TB drugs in 2009 (Rifampicin, Isoniazid, Etambutol,Pyrazinamide) till now. TB is only controlled and not cured till now. Again put on 4 drugs + oflaxicin since Mar... View answer

Answered by : Dr. T Chandrakant ( General Surgeon)
Dr.  Het Ram Bishnoi MD

. what kind of drugs would be given to her for a period of five mnts ...a patient was treated for tb five months ago butt her sputum tested positve and continued treatment ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Het Ram Bishnoi ( General & Family Physician)