What Is Pulmonary Tuberculosis?
Reviewed: Dr. Gromatzky
10. Treatment
Pulmonary tuberculosis can be deadly, so treatment is essential. This generally means a course of anti-biotics and this is likely to last for 6-9 months, depending on a number of factors. Because TB can be resistant to some drugs, the patient will also often need to take several types.
When given antibiotics, we are often told that we should finish the full course regardless of symptoms, and this is especially important for pulmonary tuberculosis. This is because the bacterium infecting the patient may have developed a resistance to the drugs being used. This makes it very important that they are all killed to help prevent the evolved strain from spreading.
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