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What Is The Duration Of MDR-TB Treatment?

My sister is undergoing MDR-TB treatment. For the past 1 year she has been taking the medications but the medications have a lot of side effects including severe headache pain in knees lack of concentration etc. How long is it mandatory to take the medication. What will be the consequence of not completing 24 months.
Fri, 18 Jul 2014
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When such patients visit my clinic with MDR TB , usually I advise my patient a tertiary line treatment because most of commonly used drugs already had developed resistant .
This treatment must be taken for 30 months ( 2 1/2 years ) and this is true .
If a patient don't complete full period ,in my opinion there is very very difficult in future treatment ( rather impossible or till there is no treatment after this ) .
All these things I mentioned here so that you can understand the seriousness of MDRTB .
If possible please upload the treatment your sister is taking .
Usually I add so many antacid preparation including INTRAVENOUS infusion with sodium bicorbonate and M V I .
Hope this will help you.
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What Is The Duration Of MDR-TB Treatment?

Hello When such patients visit my clinic with MDR TB , usually I advise my patient a tertiary line treatment because most of commonly used drugs already had developed resistant . This treatment must be taken for 30 months ( 2 1/2 years ) and this is true . If a patient don t complete full period ,in my opinion there is very very difficult in future treatment ( rather impossible or till there is no treatment after this ) . All these things I mentioned here so that you can understand the seriousness of MDRTB . If possible please upload the treatment your sister is taking . Usually I add so many antacid preparation including INTRAVENOUS infusion with sodium bicorbonate and M V I . Hope this will help you.