Lesson 6: Treatment of TB Disease
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Treatment of TB Disease
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Treatment for TB disease must contain several drugs to which the tubercle bacilli are susceptible.
Treating TB disease with several drugs simultaneously is more effective at killing all of the tubercle bacilli and helps to prevent drug resistance.
Drugs used to treat TB disease include:
- Isoniazid (INH)
- Rifampin (RIF)
- Pyrazinamide (PZA)
- Ethambutol (EMB)
- Rifapentine (RPT)
- Moxifloxacin (MOX)
