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Chinese Journal of Antituberculosis ›› 2021, Vol. 43 ›› Issue (4): 313-317.doi: 10.3969/j.issn.1000-6621.2021.04.003

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Pay attention to the reasonable treatment of retreatment tuberculosis:today is not what it used to be

MA Yan*, GAO Wei-wei()   

  1. *Institute of Basic Research in Clinical Medicine, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing 100700, China
  • Received:2021-02-26 Online:2021-04-10 Published:2021-04-09
  • Contact: GAO Wei-wei E-mail:gwwjys@sina.com

Abstract:

Timely and reasonable anti-tuberculosis treatment is a key measure to effectively cure tuberculosis patients, eliminate infectivity and stop the spread of the disease. The implementation of standardized retreatment regimens has played a significant role in improving the success rate of retreatment pulmonary tuberculosis patients. But Mycobacterium tuberculosis is constantly evolving, and the individual conditions of patients are also constantly changing. In addition to the current status of poor anti-tuberculosis drug treatment, the standardized retreatment regimens should be adjusted and updated accordingly. In this article, the target of retreatment pulmonary tuberculosis, the evolution of the retreatment regimens and its rational application will be discussed by the author in combination with literature and clinical experience.

Key words: Tuberculosis, Retreatment, Drug therapy, combination, Program evaluation