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Is There Possibility Of Curing Mdr?
i am mdr patitent i m taking canamycine inject hencypran 100 combutol 800 and moxy isuffer of jondice so stop all med for one month now jondice nearly clear i start inject 05 ten days befor moxy start 7 days a go will b start other medicine by time iafferaid my tb will be cure
Tue, 13 Jan 2015
Thanks for your question on HCM.
MDR tuberculosis needs atleast 24 months treatment with at least 6-7 drugs.
The drugs are as follows
1. Kanamycin
2. Levofloxacin
3. Ethambutol
4. Ethionamide
5. Cycloserine
6. Pyrazinamide
7. Para Amino Salicylic acid (PAS).
So your treatment is not according to the standard guidelines for MDR tuberculosis.
So better to consult tuberculosis specialist and discuss all these.
Moxifloxacin and capreomycin are used in XDR (extremely drug resistant) tuberculosis not in MDR.
MDR tuberculosis needs atleast 24 months treatment with at least 6-7 drugs.
The drugs are as follows
1. Kanamycin
2. Levofloxacin
3. Ethambutol
4. Ethionamide
5. Cycloserine
6. Pyrazinamide
7. Para Amino Salicylic acid (PAS).
So your treatment is not according to the standard guidelines for MDR tuberculosis.
So better to consult tuberculosis specialist and discuss all these.
Moxifloxacin and capreomycin are used in XDR (extremely drug resistant) tuberculosis not in MDR.
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