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Suggest Treatment For Spine TB

hello sir, my father suffering from spine TB and he takes akt4 for six months and now he started akt3 prescribed by AIIMS. i want to know about akt3 taking schedule.
And what better precautions in TB treatment after that. dr. please better advice to me.
Mon, 30 May 2016
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thanks for posting your query to HCM.
Spine TB is a infection caused by bacteria Mycobacteriam tuberculosis .
AKT2 and AKT 3 contain frist line drug for treatment of tuberculosis.
its duration is long up to 2 year depend upon responce of patient as it is very difficult to treat spine TB cases.
I suggest you to undergone a culture and sensitivity examination for organism as resistance to drug is incresing in Mycobacterium .
You need to consult to your spinal surgeon for collection of specimen for culture of mycobacteria .
You should be very care ful about his disease and donot break treatment any how, continue treatment till his cure .SOme time it require surgical intervention for releief .

hope this information will be sufficient for your query .
rate me if you are satisfied with my answer .feel free to ask.
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Suggest Treatment For Spine TB

thanks for posting your query to HCM. Spine TB is a infection caused by bacteria Mycobacteriam tuberculosis . AKT2 and AKT 3 contain frist line drug for treatment of tuberculosis. its duration is long up to 2 year depend upon responce of patient as it is very difficult to treat spine TB cases. I suggest you to undergone a culture and sensitivity examination for organism as resistance to drug is incresing in Mycobacterium . You need to consult to your spinal surgeon for collection of specimen for culture of mycobacteria . You should be very care ful about his disease and donot break treatment any how, continue treatment till his cure .SOme time it require surgical intervention for releief . hope this information will be sufficient for your query . rate me if you are satisfied with my answer .feel free to ask.