Levofloxacin is helpful in the treatment of tuberculosis, but it is not a primary drug for treating tuberculosis and is usually only used as a second-line treatment for tuberculosis after it has become drug-resistant.
TB is a lung disease caused by infection with Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Currently, the main drugs used to treat TB include isoniazid, rifampicin, pyrazinamide, ethambutol, streptomycin, etc., which are also used in strict compliance with the standard chemotherapy regimen.
Levofloxacin is a fluoroquinolone antibiotic, which can play a certain role in the treatment of gram-positive cocci and negative bacilli, but it is not a first-line treatment for tuberculosis, and is only used in the second-line treatment of drug-resistant tuberculosis.
Although levofloxacin can be used for anti-tuberculosis treatment, but the course of treatment is longer, and there are side effects, the use of drugs, should strictly adhere to the doctor’s instructions.