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Chapter: Clinical Pharmacology: Anti-infective drugs

Antitubercular drugs

Antitubercular drugs are used to treat tuberculosis (TB), which iscaused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis.

Antitubercular drugs

Antitubercular drugs are used to treat tuberculosis (TB), which iscaused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Not always curative, these drugs can halt the progression of a mycobacterial infection.

 

Myco-versatility

 

These drugs also are effective against less common mycobacterial infections caused by M. kansasii, M. avium-intracellulare,M. fortuitum, and related organisms.

 

Time consuming

 

Unlike most antibiotics, antitubercular drugs may need to be ad-ministered over many months. This creates problems, such as pa-tient noncompliance, the development of bacterial resistance, and drug toxicity. (See Directly observable therapy for TB)

 

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