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Chinese Journal of Antituberculosis ›› 2018, Vol. 40 ›› Issue (2): 140-144.doi: 10.3969/j.issn.1000-6621.2018.02.005

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The thinking of chemotherapy for patients with spinal tuberculosis

Rui-hua JIANG,He-ping. XIAO()   

  1. Department of Tuberculosis, Key Laboratory of Tuberculosis, Shanghai Pulmonary Hospital, Tongji University School of Medicine, Shanghai 200433, China
  • Received:2017-11-27 Online:2018-02-10 Published:2018-03-14

Abstract:

Spinal tuberculosis is one of the most common types of extra-pulmonary tuberculosis. With the progress of the modern imaging and laboratory diagnostic techniques, the confirmed diagnosis rate of spinal tuberculosis is increased year by year. The principles of the spinal tuberculosis treatment are as follows: anti-tuberculosis chemotherapy is the basic method of treatment; nutrition support and surgical treatment are the supplemental me-thods. In order to provide a reference for the clinical treatment of the patients with spinal tuberculosis, in this study, we described the characteristics of the anti-tuberculosis chemotherapy to the patients with spinal tuberculosis, time of the chemotherapy initiation, design of the treatment regimens selection of the anti-tuberculosis drugs and the treatment duration, as well as the local anti-tuberculosis chemotherapy, indications for stopping anti-tuberculosis chemotherapy.

Key words: Tuberculosis, spinal, Drug therapy, combination, Thinking