AFB - Isolation (Rapid Culture) Questions

My tb gold plus test result is positive 1.03 value and my weight is 70 kg my Dr. prescribed akurit 4 4 tablet/day empty stomach ,do I should take any multi vitamins? And how long I should have these akurit 4 tablet.

MD - Pulmonary Medicine, MBBS, DNB ( Pulmonary Medicine), Fellowship in Pulmonary and critical Care Medicine, Certificate in Interventional Bronchoscopy and Thoracoscopy
Pulmonologist, Thane
6 months and if no symptoms before starting treatment. Latent tb is not so actively treated if no symptoms if lung lesions or abdomen lessions with positive tb gold then should continue taking for 6 months you can. Take tb drugs post breakfast also.
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,i diagnosed of reticular infiltrates on the upper left lobe of my lung possibly due to pulmonary tb but I don't have any symptoms. Is it possible that it is because of my previous tb that leave scar?

MBBS, Basic Life Support (B.L.S), Advanced Cardiac Life Support, Fellow Of Academy Of General Education (FAGE), DNB, Fellowship in Critical Care Medicine, ATLS(Advanced trauma life support )
General Physician, Delhi
I am sorry to hear about your concern but will be happy to assist you. Let's connect over a call so that we can discuss your concern in details and make a treatment plan for you.
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I am the patient of tb 6 month ka treatment complete hone wala h but I am suffering from irregular menstrual problem from more than one month. What should I do.

MBBS, Basic Life Support (B.L.S), Advanced Cardiac Life Support, Fellow of Academy of General Education (FAGE)
General Physician, Delhi
I am sorry to hear about your concern but will be happy to assist you. Not only genital tb negatively influences on female reproductive function, pulmonary tb as well caused menstrual abnormalities in 66% of women. Let's connect over a call so that we can discuss your concern in details and make a treatment plan for you.
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Last one year ago I diagnosed with tb, now I have successfully completed my course, but I feel. Some issue with my libido, I feel low libido, is it side effects of anti tb drugs or what, please suggest any medication.

MBBS, Basic Life Support (B.L.S), Advanced Cardiac Life Support, Fellow of Academy of General Education (FAGE)
General Physician, Delhi
I am sorry to hear about your concern but will be happy to assist you. Some of the main causes of a low sex drive include: relationship problems. Stress, anxiety or depression. Sexual problems like erectile dysfunction or vaginal dryness. Let's connect over a call so that we can discuss your concern in details and make a treatment plan for you.
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The person to whom I will marry he had suffered second lymph node tb at the lower back and he got operated. 11 year ago he suffered from chest tb that was curable and second tb recently he stopped medicine now he is fine. I wanted to know tb will reoccur again and how to stop reoccurring or latent infection how to check.

MBBS, Basic Life Support (B.L.S), Advanced Cardiac Life Support, Fellow of Academy of General Education (FAGE)
General Physician, Delhi
I am sorry to hear about your concern but will be happy to assist you. The best and the most important thing to prevent the reinfection of tb is to complete your course of treatment within time. Do not delay your treatment. Let's connect over a call so that we can discuss your concern in details and make a treatment plan for you.
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I am a tb patient my medication course is near to it's completion, I was prescribed akurit and benadon 40 for the treatment but the problem is. Though I have been taking akurit-3 without missing, I skipped taking benadon 40 for many days and maybe months. I wanted to ask if that might cause any problem? My sgtp was normal.

MD - Pulmonary Medicine, DNB(Respiratory diseases), FCCP, MBBS Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery
Pulmonologist, Vijayawada
Its ok if you didn't find any side effects for now. I recommend you to take even now if you can procure. But no strong recommendation unless you have adverse effects of att.
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I had tuberculosis two years ago and I got my treatment from government hospitals, in which I had to take medicines for six months, at that time I was completely cured, but now I am getting phlegm since few weeks, I again went to the hospital and got the blood test, x-ray mucus test done, all reports are fine but still mucus comes, so what is the permanent treatment?

MBBS, Basic Life Support (B.L.S), Advanced Cardiac Life Support, Fellow of Academy of General Education (FAGE)
General Physician, Delhi
I am sorry to hear about your concern but will be happy to assist you. Coughing up phlegm is a good thing. But if your cough lasts longer than two weeks or if the phlegm is yellow, green, brown, black, white or red, you should schedule an appointment with a healthcare provider as soon as possible. Let's connect over a call so that we can discuss your concern in details and make a treatment plan for you.
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