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why combination therapy is given in tuberculosis


why combination therapy is given in tuberculosis?

Respiratory Diseases - 2 Answers
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1 :
Tubercle bacilli will become resistant to any single drug. So multiple drugs are used to treat tuberculosis
2 :
Yeah, it's mostly to ensure that if the bacillus develops a resistance than the other will do the job. Therapy for TB is long term and the mycobacterium have a chance to become resistant to one but not to both. Sometimes up to four antibiotics are used for months. God bless



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