The present position of chemotherapy in tuberculosis.
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Considerable advances have been made in recent vears in the use of chemotherapy in tuberculosis. WVhile alterations in technique are constantly under review the following summarises the present position. Combinations of drugs and treatment schedules that combine maximum benefit with minimal drug toxicity and bacterial resistance, have been the object in much research all over the world. The drugs commonly in use are streptomycin, para-amino-salicylic acid (PAS), isonicotinic acid hydrazide (INAH) and the thiosemicarbazones. It is now generally agreed that combinations of drugs are more effective than one or other antibiotic alone, and also such combinations delay the resistance of the tubercle bacillus to the individual drugs. The toxic effects of the drugs used will first be considered.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Postgraduate medical journal
دوره 30 344 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 1954