Recent Trend in Chemotherapy for Pulmonary Tyberculosis.
- Author:
Won Young LEE
1
Author Information
1. Department of Internal Medicine, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Korea.
- Publication Type:Original Article
- MeSH:
Drug Therapy*;
Isoniazid;
Streptomycin;
Tuberculosis, Pulmonary
- From:Journal of the Korean Pediatric Society
1977;20(2):83-86
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
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Abstract:
Numerous problems has not been solved in the field of pulmonary tuberculosis, especially in chemotherapy. There has been many turning points in the treatment of pulmonary tuberculosis such as; introduction of streptomycin, combination therapy, isoniazid single therapy, intermittent chemotherapy, and recent short-term chemotherapy. It is very important to know about individual drugs for the better chemotherapy. So a review has been made referring many literatures in pharmacologic properties of them. Also single INH therapy, double chemotherapy and triple chemotherapy have be described.
