Retreatment of drug-sensitive relapses of pulmonary tuberculosis following chemotherapy with standard drugs.

Santha, T.; Radhakrishna, S.; Ramakrishnan, C.V.; Tripathy, S.P.

Tubercle; 1976; 57; 177-180 and Indian Journal of Medical Research; 1977; 24; 65-67.

Forty-four tuberculous patients who relapsed with strains sensitive to the initial drugs they had received, namely streptomycin and isoniazid, were retreated with the same drugs for a year. One died of tuberculosis and two had treatment changed for unfavourable response. All the other 41 showed a bacteriological response and all but one were culture-negative at 1 year or when last assessed.

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