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Infectious time of mdr patient after tmt
How longer mdrtb patient could be infectious after 1.5 months of treatment symptoms of persistent cough has improved almost cough has been disappeared
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Hi. I understand your concern. Do a online consult for a detailed analysis of your symptoms and reports to suggest you further management plan and treatment prescription for the same
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Infectious phase depends upon the burden of the disease. MDR treatment is for 12 to 18 months. Should do further investigation to rule out Infevtivity
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1st 4-6months intensive period is infectious..depending on regime..after that if you're smear -ve, only then you can consider it as non infectious.
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Usualy after the intensive phase of the treatment, that is 4-5 months after you can be non contagious, usualy we do a repeat sputum afb to confirm, if consecutively 2 months sputum afb is negative, seroconversion has taken place.
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Dr. A Raja Prasanna Kumar
Pulmonologist
44 yrs exp
Hyderabad
May be after 4 to 5 months. Pl do sputum for Afb. It will give some idea. Pl consult govt tb facilities.
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Dr. Fatima Mamnoon
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11 yrs exp
New Delhi
U will need to do sputum afb stain monthly, if negative for 6 months then patient is non -infectious
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