Twice-weekly intermittent chemotherapy during the maintenance phase of the short-course treatment for new patients with pulmonary tuberculosis

• Published in: Kekkaku Vol. 81; no. 5; pp. 363 - 369
• Main Authors: Wada, Masako, Mizoguchi, Kunihiro, Okumura, Masao, Mitarai, Satoshi, Hoshino, Hitoshi, Ohmori, Masako, Uchimura, Kazuhiro, Yoshiyama, Takashi, Ogata, Hideo
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: Japanese
• Published: Japan 01.05.2006
• Subjects: Adolescent; Adult; Aged; Antitubercular Agents - administration & dosage; Drug Administration Schedule; Female; Humans; Male; Middle Aged; Tuberculosis, Pulmonary - drug therapy

Various types of intermittent chemotherapy regimens have been applied for the treatment of tuberculosis worldwide, but, in Japan, any type of intermittent treatment has not been adopted currently as the standard regimens for the treatment of tuberculosis. Intermittent regimens have a great advantage...