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Suggest Treatment For Micro Bacterial Lung Infection

Hello I have a microbacterial lung infection. They want to treat me with 2 different antibiotics. They want me to see an opthamoligist for my eyes and liver test before I start. I want to know what transpires if I don t take these drugs. Doctor said they may or may not work and Im supposed to take them for a year.
Mon, 3 Nov 2014
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Thanks for your question on HCM.
In my opinion you should start treatment.
As you are having tuberculosis. Treatment is long but must. If you don't start treatment you can harm yourself as well as society by spreading the disease. So better to start treatment.
And in the anti tb drug ethambutol can sometimes cause eye damage. So ophthal evaluation is needed. And anti tb drugs can cause liver damage so liver reports are needed.
So get done all these start treatment as early as possible.
Treatment comprises 4 drugs for 2 months.
Isoniazide (H),
Rifampicin (R)
Pyrazinamide (Z) and
Ethambutol (E).
And 2 drugs HR for atleast 4 months.
So start the treatment.
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Suggest Treatment For Micro Bacterial Lung Infection

Thanks for your question on HCM. In my opinion you should start treatment. As you are having tuberculosis. Treatment is long but must. If you don t start treatment you can harm yourself as well as society by spreading the disease. So better to start treatment. And in the anti tb drug ethambutol can sometimes cause eye damage. So ophthal evaluation is needed. And anti tb drugs can cause liver damage so liver reports are needed. So get done all these start treatment as early as possible. Treatment comprises 4 drugs for 2 months. Isoniazide (H), Rifampicin (R) Pyrazinamide (Z) and Ethambutol (E). And 2 drugs HR for atleast 4 months. So start the treatment.