Treatment of drug-resistant tuberculosis
Open Access
- 1 July 2011
- journal article
- evidence to-practice
- Published by Informa UK Limited in Infection and Drug Resistance
- Vol. 4, 129-135
- https://doi.org/10.2147/IDR.S10332
Abstract
Clinical question: What is the best approach to the treatment of drug-resistant tuberculosis (TB)? Results: Evidence-based treatment of drug-susceptible TB is the best means of preventing the development of drug-resistant disease. Suspecting the possibility of drug-resistant TB, and prompt detection of all forms of drug-resistant TB, not only multidrug-resistant and extensively drug-resistant TB, should be part of the algorithm for diagnosis and management of all patients with active TB. Implementation: Treatment of all forms of drug-resistant TB must be tailored to the specific form of resistance with appropriate and effective drug regimens.Keywords
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