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Dear sir I have completed 8 months tuberculosis treatment and now I made a quantiferon tb gold test it's still positive...so what I'll be my next step how I can be treated. I should continue the drugs or stop it...
But my symptoms all gone IAM well working now no symptoms at all IAM very good but in quantiferon tb gold test it's showing positive
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According to me ,you should complete the medication course as per guided to prevent recurrence.
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Proper diet and regimen needs to be followed to combat weakness.
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Wait and repeat test.
Good ur symptoms free.
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It will take atleast 3 months to be negative . No need to have ATT but you need to build your immunity by eating balance diet and avoiding further exposure
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Dr. Vijayalaxmi Shende
Family and Community Medicine Specialist
10 yrs exp
Pune
Hi
ATT duration depends on which type of TB it is .
So
First need to know which tubercusis ?
Pulmonary or extra pulmonary
Second
Is this your first time or recurrence?
Why 8 months?
Have your doctor examined you before stopping the treatment.?
Consult your doctor before stopping the AKT
Do not stop it yourself.
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Dr. Yogesh Kumar Sehrawat
Consultant Physician
11 yrs exp
Delhi
Quantifeon is non specific test. Don't trust it.
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