Why hasn’t the TB primary treatment turned negative after two months of medication?



Tuberculosis taking medication for two months sputum tuberculosis bacilli will not always turn negative, with some individual differences.

Each patient’s course of treatment is different, not necessarily two months of treatment will turn negative, especially the body contains more Mycobacterium tuberculosis reproduction of patients, the course of treatment will be on the long side, you can monitor the inflammation indicators to assess whether the condition has improved, it is recommended to extend the period of intensive treatment.

Tuberculosis patients may have complications, the course of treatment for such patients is relatively long, often with symptoms related to tuberculosis, such as coughing, coughing up sputum, hemoptysis, chest tightness, shortness of breath, fever, etc., two months of the test is still positive, it is recommended to continue to anti-infective treatment, and some of them are due to the tuberculosis drugs produced by the development of drug-resistant caused by the need to adjust the anti-tuberculosis treatment program.

Regular monitoring of the relevant indicators can effectively evaluate the effectiveness of treatment, but also need to pay attention to strengthening nutritional support, detection of side effects of tuberculosis drugs.