Evaluation of effectiveness of category – IIregimen under revised national tuberculosis control programme
Journal Title: Medpulse International Journal of Medicine - Year 2019, Vol 10, Issue 3
Abstract
Background: Tuberculosis is an infectious disease caused by a bacillus – Mycobacterium Tuberculosis – That Spreads Through the air when untreated TB patients cough.Aims and Objectives: To assess the treatment outcome among culture positive retreatment cases treated under category II regimen, in correlation with pre- treatment and post treatment mycobacterial drug sensitivity. Materials and Methods: The study was conducted in the department of pulmonology, Asram Hospital, Elluru. Pulmonology Unit, Asram hospital started its activities in April 2012, catering to the needs of 4.41 lakh population residing within its limits Elluru.All the smear positive pulmonary tuberculosis retreatment patients registered for treatment under RNTCP and initiated on cat – II regimen in this centre, from Oct’2017 to Dec’ 2018, formed the study group.Results: During the period between oct 2017anddec 2018, a total of 48 retreatment patients were registered in the TB unit, Asram hospital, eluru and 36 (75%) who were culture positive among them formed the study group. Of these 26 (63%) were males and 10(27%) femalesConclusions: The mean age of presentation of cat II patients at T.B. unit of SVRRGGH is 42.63 + 11.81 (Mean±S.D) years.Fibrocavitory lesions on chest X-ray was the most common finding.Treatment after default cases constituted the bulk of the study group (75%).All the treatment failure cases were resistant to two or more drugs before initiation of cat II regimen.
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Gilukari Gopi Krishna, Gudeli Vahini
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