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2025-06-26 12:54:06
Tb medicine is not working.First 6 months of tb medication is done without getting a positive result for tb but by seeing the ct scan report.After 3/4 months of stopping the tb medicine again there is infection more than before and tb positive +2 and medication started again but this time the tablets may be are not working the conditions are not improving rather the conditions are deteriorating with severe breathlessness after four months of taking Tb medicine.Report now says negative Lpa,cbnaat,culture negative.Please tell me why the medicines are not working.
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Pl consult govt tb centre.

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Need to get sensitivity and bio availability testing

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