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- Title
Therapeutic trial with antituberculous drugs can be life saving step.
- Authors
Durrani, M. Rasheed Khan; Khan, Sarah; Haider, Shehbaz; Ghazala, Sana; Naeem, Muhammad Qasim
- Abstract
Aim: To determine whether strong clinical acumen for tuberculosis prompting the start of antituberculosis drugs (ATT) is beneficial in case of serious patients with difficulty in reaching or delay diagnosis and treatment. Background: Tuberculosis is epidemic in our part of world. There are few reliable tests available for its accurate diagnosis. These are generally very tedious, time consuming and have variable sensitivity and specificity. Which makes things difficult in desperate situation. Here empirical treatment with ATT can make a difference. This can be life saving step. Material Method: 100 consecutive patients were included and followed on strictly maintained OPD register. Results: There were 43 (43%)cure rate in carefully chosen and selected patients who were started on empirical ATT therapy. Conclusion: Evidence based study for effective empirical treatment for tuberculosis in the absence of laboratory investigations or when the laboratory results are inconclusive or delay in chasing reports.
- Subjects
ANTITUBERCULAR agents; TUBERCULOSIS treatment; TUBERCULOSIS diagnosis; TUBERCULOSIS patients; EPIDEMICS
- Publication
Pakistan Journal of Surgery, 2016, Vol 32, Issue 3, p172
- ISSN
0258-8552
- Publication type
Article