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Which regimen is more suitable streptomycin levoflox ethambutol or linozid , levoflox ethambutol for liver injury and drug resistance
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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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Depends on the side effects profile of the patient.
Both streptomycin and linezolid has few important side effects .
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If u meant to say that a single patient has TB with liver injury and turned out to MDR TB,
Then we can give liver protective long oral regimen consisting
Levoflox
Linezolid
Clofazamine
Cycloserine
Delamanid
For 18-20 months
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depends on your patient's reports and ongoing regime
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Liver injury and Drug resistant, these are two different aspects of TB treatment. Both of them needs separate evaluation.
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Review with reports.
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Kindly consult pulmonologist for proper management.
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Dr. A Raja Prasanna Kumar
Pulmonologist
44 yrs exp
Hyderabad
Pl consult pulmonologist or any govt Tb centre.you will have correct regimen.
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Dr. Sivaraj Karri
Pulmonologist
8 yrs exp
Kakinada
Consult a pulmonologist with detailed history and reports
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