Principles of anti-tuberculosis treatment

The principles of treatment with anti-tuberculosis drugs are early, combined, appropriate, regular, and complete. For tuberculosis, it is mostly seen in the lungs, but in some patients it is seen in the liver, which means that patients should detect tuberculosis symptoms early. If the patient has night sweats as well as low fever in the afternoon, some patients will have distension or hidden pain and discomfort in the right upper abdomen, as well as weakness, wasting, and with cough. In this case, the patient needs to have a chest X-ray or chest CT to see if there is tuberculosis, as well as an ultrasound of the upper abdomen to see if there is any possibility of liver tuberculosis. In addition, some sputum should be taken and a smear should be taken to look for eosinophilic bacilli. If all the sputum is positive, the patient should be considered to have tuberculosis. Patients should be treated with drugs early, with active treatment with quadruple anti-tuberculosis drugs for about four months, followed by two anti-tuberculosis drugs for about two months, and the first treatment time is about six months. However, patients should not miss or overdose on anti-tuberculosis drugs, which are taken in a single dose, preferably in the afternoon. Patients should drink milk in moderation before going to bed and have their liver function and blood count reviewed regularly during the course of medication to see if there is any damage to liver function or a decrease in white blood cells. If there is liver damage, liver-protective drugs should be taken for liver protection.