Current medical treatment for tuberculosis

Monthly visual acuity checks of patients taking ethambutol-Ocular toxicity is extremely rare in patients with normal visual acuity (Snellen chart) and renal function who are taking an ethambutol dose of 15 mg/kg, and there is no evidence that regular ocular checks prevent events. 5 Detailed advice i...

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Published in:BMJ 2003-03, Vol.326 (7388), p.550-552
Main Authors: Ormerod, Lawrence P., Campbell, Ian A., Davies, Peter D. O., Fretheim, Atle, Iseman, Michael D., Chan, Edward, Whitfield, Ruth J., Khan, Rosemary, Smith, Anne, Rayner, Charlotte F. J.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Dosage
Letters
Liver
Liver function
Medical treatment
Multidrug resistant organisms
Mycobacterium tuberculosis
Observational research
Observational studies
Ocular tuberculosis
Osteoarticular tuberculosis
Patients
Pulmonary tuberculosis
Thorax
Tuberculosis
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Summary:Monthly visual acuity checks of patients taking ethambutol-Ocular toxicity is extremely rare in patients with normal visual acuity (Snellen chart) and renal function who are taking an ethambutol dose of 15 mg/kg, and there is no evidence that regular ocular checks prevent events. 5 Detailed advice is again incorporated in the 1998 treatment guidelines. 2 Negative pressure isolation for all suspected or confirmed cases of tuberculosis admitted to hospital-Of the 7300 patients with tuberculosis in England and Wales, some 4000 are culture confirmed; of these 1.3% have multidrug resistant tuberculosis (Scotland 0.3%, Northern Ireland 0).
ISSN:0959-8138
1468-5833
1756-1833
DOI:10.1136/bmj.326.7388.550/a