Comparing the daily versus the intermittent regimens of the anti-tubercular chemotherapy in the initial intensive phase in non-HIV, Sputum Positive, Pulmonary Tuberculosis Patients

Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 292-295

  Mandal, Pranab Kumar ^a   Mandal, Abhijit ^b   Bhattacharyya, Sujit Kumar ^a  

^a MEDICAL COLLEGE AND HOSPITAL   (India)

^b BANKURA SAMMILANI MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

Author keywords

Anti tubercular drugs; Daily regimen; Intermittent regimen; Sputum

Indexed keywords

AMINOTRANSFERASE; ETHAMBUTOL; ISONIAZID; PYRAZINAMIDE; RIFAMPICIN; STREPTOMYCIN; TUBERCULOSTATIC AGENT;

ACID FAST BACTERIUM; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; ARTHRALGIA; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSAGE SCHEDULE COMPARISON; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG ERUPTION; DRUG INTERMITTENT THERAPY; DRUG SAFETY; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL SYMPTOM; GROUPS BY AGE; HEALTH PROGRAM; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; INDIA; INDUCTION CHEMOTHERAPY; INFANT; INTENSIVE CARE; JAUNDICE; LUNG TUBERCULOSIS; MALE; NONHUMAN; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; OUTPATIENT; PATIENT ASSESSMENT; PERIPHERAL NEUROPATHY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PRURITUS; SIDE EFFECT; SPUTUM SMEAR; TERTIARY HEALTH CARE; TUBERCULOSIS CONTROL; VERTIGO;

EID: 84873647962     PISSN: 2249782X     EISSN: 0973709X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7860/JCDR/2013/5122.2750     Document Type: Article

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