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Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Health ›› 2012, Vol. 1 ›› Issue (1): 11-14.

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Current medical treatment of tuberculosis and its prospects

TANG Shen-jie, XIAO He-ping   

  1. Tuberculosis Center for Diagnosis and Treatment, Shanghai Pulmonary Hospital Affiliated to Tongji University, Shanghai 200433, China
  • Received:2012-06-26 Online:2012-07-20 Published:2012-07-20
  • Contact: XIAO He-ping, Email:xiaoheping_sars@163.com

Abstract: Medical treatment for tuberculosis has mutated from sanatoria treatment, artificial pneumothorax and artificial pneumoperitoneum therapy at the beginning to the emergence of streptomycin and chemotherapy, and then to the advent of rifampicin and short course chemotherapy, finally to current combined treatment, including chemotherapy, immunotherapy and intervention. Facing the trend of deteriorated drug resistance, medical treatment for tuberculosis in future will no doubt to be focusing on the research and development of new anti-TB drugs, the research of therapeutic vaccines as well as the application of nanotechnology in TB.