Treatment

  • It is very important to take treatment medication as prescribed and to finish the medications
  • LTBI treatment options:
    • Isoniazid (INH), rifapentine (RPT), and/or rifampin (RIF)
    • Treatment may combine therapies to shorten treatment lengths
    • Treatment ranges from 3 months to 9 months
  • Active TB treatment options:
    • isoniazid (INH), rifampin (RIF), ethambutol (EMB), pyrazinamide (PZA)
    • Treatment is a combination therapy
    • Treatment consists of 2 phases: intensive and continuation phase

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