Combination Chemotherapy Of Tuberculosis

The duration of therapy for a patient with tuberculosis depends upon the severity of the disease, the organ affected and the combination of agents. There are two phases in the treatment of tuberculosis; the intensive phase, which lasts 8 weeks, makes the patients noninfectious. The continuation phase, which lasts 6 months or more and at least two drugs should be taken. Four types of drug regimen are currently employed in Ethiopia; Directly Observed Treatment Short Course (DOTS), Re- treatment Regimen, and Short course Chemotherapy and long course chemotherapy (LCC).