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My sister name is kavya age 26 has got a positive tv test I don't know what's doctors are thinking they have prescribed some medicines like kanamycin injection 750 mg every day for 4 months and tablets like solonex 300 mg moxif 400 mg ethide 250 mg pyzina 750 mg combutol 800 mg what exactly are these medicines is this the best treatment given to a tb patient is there any other better treatment for tb patient.
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these medicines are used treat MDR-TB resistance to rifampicin and inh. Dose is not adequate also. The drug regimen should be decided after properly determining the type of TB. MDR TB is a bacteriological diagnosis, so the treatment should be based on bacteriological findings and sensitivity.
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