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Tuberculosis Cure An Introduction to the Tuberculosis Cure. In more than nine of out of ten patients, tuberculosis can be cured with appropriate treatment. Treatment for tuberculosis usually combines several different antibiotic drugs that are given for at least six months, sometimes for as long as 12 months.
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Tuberculosis Treatment Successful tuberculosis treatment depends on close cooperation between patient and healthcare provider. In most cases, proper treatment with the right antibiotics for the right amount of time will cure tuberculosis (TB). Treatment for tuberculosis is usually at least 6 months in duration. Sometimes treatment takes as long as 12 months. This is because there are many bacteria that need to be killed. Treatment also involves taking several different antibiotics.
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- It usually takes about 6 to 9 months to treat TB. But some TB infections need to be treated for up to 2 years. Tuberculosis is either latent or active. 1  Latent TB means that you have the TB bacteria in your body, but your body's defenses (immune system) are keeping it from turning into active TB.ut some TB infections need to be treated for up to 2 years. Tuberculosis is either latent or active. 1  Latent TB means that you have the TB bacteria in your body, but your body's defenses (immune system) are keeping it from turning into active TB.
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Tuberculosis What you should know about taking TB medicines. 1  Take your TB medicines exactly as your doctor or nurse says, for as long as they say. Take them even if you're feeling better. 2  Ask your doctor or pharmacist to explain the side effects of TB medicine. Ask them what to do if you forget to take a pill.
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- 7Treatment for TB infectionTreatment for TB infection: TB infection and TB disease are not treated the same way. If you have TB infection, you will probably just take INH (Isoniazid) for 6 to 9 months, or you may take INH and Rifapentine (RPT) for 3 months.Together, you and your doctor will decide which medicine is right for you.Treatment for TB infectionTreatment for TB infection: TB infection and TB disease are not treated the same way. If you have TB infection, you will probably just take INH (Isoniazid) for 6 to 9 months, or you may take INH and Rifapentine (RPT) for 3 months.
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Tuberculosis Treatment In most cases, proper treatment with the right antibiotics for the right amount of time will cure tuberculosis (TB). Treatment for tuberculosis is usually at least 6 months in duration. Sometimes treatment takes as long as 12 months. This is because there are many bacteria that need to be killed. Treatment also involves taking several different antibiotics.
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- Treatment with isoniazid alone for 6 to 12 months will prevent active TB disease in most people who have a latent TB infection. 1 Also, taking a combination of two antibiotics for 3 months is an effective way to treat latent TB. 3 For this treatment, a health professional watches you take each dose of antibiotics, which helps prevent the TB bacteria from getting resistant to the antibiotics.
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Rifampicin Rifampicin is used for the treatment of tuberculosis in combination with other antibiotics, such as pyrazinamide, isoniazid, and ethambutol. For the treatment of tuberculosis, it is administered daily for at least 6 months.
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Treatment of Latent TB Infection There are several treatment regimens available for the treatment of latent TB infection (LTBI) (see Table 2). For persons who are at especially high risk for TB disease and are either suspected of nonadherence or are given an intermittent dosing regimen, directly observed therapy (DOT) for LTBI should be considered.
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Approach Considerations Drug therapy. For initial empiric treatment of TB, start patients on a 4-drug regimen: isoniazid, rifampin, pyrazinamide, and either ethambutol or streptomycin. Once the TB isolate is known to be fully susceptible, ethambutol (or streptomycin, if it is used as a fourth drug) can be discontinued.
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Tuberculosis With tuberculosis, you must take antibiotics for at least six to nine months. The exact drugs and length of treatment depend on your age, overall health, possible drug resistance, the form of TB (latent or active) and the infection's location in the body.
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Tuberculosis (TB) Isoniazid (PDF 74KB) and Rifampin (PDF 73KB) are the medications most often used to treat inactive TB. Like all medicines, allergic reactions and side effects may occur. Most people taking these medicines do not have major side effects and allergic reactions are very rare.
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Tuberculosis (TB) 1 Treatment of TB infection is related to the type of TB infection and often requires extended treatments (months) with one or more anti-TB drugs.  Complications of TB range from none to chronic problems and death and include lung, kidney, and liver problems that can be severe.
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- Home treatment for tuberculosis (TB) focuses on taking the medicines correctly to reduce the risk of developing multidrug-resistant TB. 1  Keep all your medical appointments. 2  Take your medicines as prescribed.3  Report any side effects of the medicines, especially vision problems.uring treatment for TB, eat healthy foods and get enough sleep and some exercise to help your body fight the infection. If you are losing too much weight, eat balanced meals with enough protein and calories to help you keep weight on. If you need help, ask to talk with a registered dietitian.
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- The PREVENT TB Study compared this regimen with 9 months of self-administered, daily isoniazid (300 mg) therapy for latent tuberculosis. The combination therapy was shown to be as effective as isoniazid alone in preventing tuberculosis and had a higher treatment-completion rate.
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Tuberculosis Cure In more than nine of out of ten patients, tuberculosis can be cured with appropriate treatment. Treatment for tuberculosis usually combines several different antibiotic drugs that are given for at least six months, sometimes for as long as 12 months.
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Treatment for Latent TB Infection (LTBI) Some ways to help you remember: • Keep your pills in a place where you will see them every day. • Ask a family member or friend to remind you every day. • Mark your calendar every day after you take your pill. • Use a pill reminder box. • Take your pill at the same time every day. For example, after you brush your teeth, eat breakfast, or just before you go to sleep. If you miss any days, write them down so you can tell your doctor or nurse at your next check-Treatment for Latent TB Infection page 2 up.
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Fact Sheet Treatment Regimens for Latent Tuberculosis Infection. Treatment of latent TB infection should be initiated after the possibility of TB disease has been excluded. Once the diagnosis of latent TB infection has been made, health care providers must choose the most appropriate and effective treatment regimen.The four treatment regimens use isoniazid (INH), rifapentine (RPT), or rifampin (RIF).Use Directly Observed Therapy (DOT). Note: Due to the reports of severe liver injury and deaths, CDC recommends that the combination of rifampin (RIF) and pyrazinamide (PZA) should generally not be offered for the treatment of latent TB infection.
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Multi-drug-resistant tuberculosis Some supplements may be useful as adjuncts in the treatment of tuberculosis, but for the purposes of counting drugs for MDR-TB, they count as zero (if you already have four drugs in the regimen, it may be beneficial to add arginine or vitamin D or both, but you still need another drug to make five).
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- I don’t want to have latent tuberculosis. Latent tuberculosis is simply treated by taking a tablet of Isoniazid (INH) once a day for at least 6 months. This will kill any tuberculosis bacteria that may be lying dormant in the body.
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Tuberculosis Treatment Treatment consists of taking several different antibiotics to help the body kill all of the tuberculosis bacteria. Along with taking the medications, a person who has active tuberculosis must stay home from school or work to prevent transmission to others.
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- Treatment for latent tuberculosis. Experts recommend one of the following: 1  Using one medicine to kill the TB bacteria and prevent active TB. 2  The standard treatment is isoniazid taken for 9 months. 3  For people who cannot take isoniazid for 9 months, sometimes a 6-month treatment program is done.
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- Regimens for treating TB disease have an initial phase of 2 months, followed by a choice of several options for the continuation phase of either 4 or 7 months (total of 6 to 9 months for treatment).
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Taking medicines to treat tuberculosis With latent TB: 1  You cannot spread TB to other people. 2  In some people, the bacteria can become active. If this happens, you may become sick, and you can pass the TB germs to someone else. 3  Even though you do not feel sick, you need to take medicines to treat latent TB for 6 to 9 months. This is the only way to make sure all of the TB bacteria in your body are killed. When you have active TB, you may feel sick or have a cough, lose weight, feel tired, or have a fever or night sweats.