Medical treatment for urogenital tuberculosis (UGTB)
Urogenital tuberculosis (UGTB) should in general be treated as pulmonary TB with a four-drug regimen of Isoniazid, Rifampicin, Ethambutol and Pyrazinamide for a total of 6 months, Ethambutol and Pyrazinamide only the first two months. Some patients may need longer treatment (cavitary disease, kidney...
Main Author: | Wejse, Christian |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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German Medical Science GMS Publishing House
2018-08-01
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Series: | GMS Infectious Diseases |
Online Access: | http://www.egms.de/static/en/journals/id/2018-6/id000039.shtml |
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