Shorter TB Treatment Regimen is Effective Only Among a Small Section of TB Patients

Results of a clinical drug trial conducted in five Sub-Sahara African countries, which has been published in the New England Journal of Medicine, indicate that while a subset of tuberculosis (TB) patients may tolerate and get cured by a shortened (four month) treatment regimen, it should not be considered as an alternative to the current six month standard treatment for all the patients. TB remains a significant public health problem worldwide. There were an estimated ...

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