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Can you tel me the course of treatment how much time it will take to cure it? tuberculosis of lymph nodes


Can you tel me the course of treatment how much time it will take to cure it? tuberculosis of lymph nodes?

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The standard "short" course treatment for TB is isoniazid, rifampicin (also known as rifampin in the United States), pyrazinamide, and ethambutol for two months, then isoniazid and rifampicin alone for a further four months. The patient is considered cured at six months (although there is still a relapse rate of 2 to 3%). For latent tuberculosis, the standard treatment is six to nine months of isoniazid alone



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