Shorter Treatment for TB Not a Substitute for Standard 6 Month Counterpart

In a new study, scientists have found that though a shortened 4 month treatment could work well in some patients with Tuberculosis (TB), it could not be taken as a substitute for current 6 month standard treatment. The study was designed to verify whether replacing one of the four drugs of the standard regimen with gatifloxacin could shorten the overall treatment duration of TB from six to four months. A clinical drug trial conducted in five Sub-Sahara ...

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