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Asked for male, 21 years old from Indore
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I have Pulmonary tb since 6 month. I am taking tb medicines regularly. But in between there was pleural fluid built up in my chest. I drained and there were certain test. Like gene expert. Pus culture. And afb culture. There was no rif resistance. Pus culture shows. Gram positive bacilli. Afb and staphylococcus aureus organism. At present from 3 month I have been on both first line drug rcinex 450 and combutol 800. And second line kanamycin 1000 alternate days. Coxerine 250 BD, Ethide 250 BD, And Levomac 750, after taking all this medicine still there is collection of fluid like COLD ABSCESS in My Chest near left side Upper portion. What do now is it some other disease. Should I Go any other test why fluid is building up. Or should I continue same treatment. I have drained fluid 3 times. And it's still there. Please help me out. From such a complicated disease. Can anyone tell WHAT DISEASE IS IT. Help.me Please. Request to all doctors help me.

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MBBS, MD TUBERCULOSIS AND CHEST DISEASES...read more

Pulmonologist•Kolkata
When there is no rifampicin resistance what is the rationality of using second line drugs in your case. Only recurrent collection of cold abscess does not indicate drug resistance. Continuation of the first line treatment following which if cold abscess persists the total duration of therapy has to be increased for a total of 9 months. Persistent problem even after that demands surgical intervention. It is not any other disease and Tuberculosis can explain all these features. Wish you speedy rec...more
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General Physician•Alappuzha
M. tuberculosis strains with extensively drug resistant-TB (XDR-TB), that is resistant to either isoniazid or rifampicin (like MDR tuberculosis), any fluoroquinolone, and at least one of three second-line antituberculosis injectable drugs—i.e., capreomycin, kanamycin, and amikacin have also been reported
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Cardiologist•Alappuzha
If the girl take the medication there is no chance of infection for your brother or family members XDR-TB, an abbreviation for extensively drug-resistant tuberculosis (TB), is a form of TB which is resistant to at least four of the core anti-TB drugs. XDR-TB involves resistance to the two most powerful anti-TB drugs, isoniazid and rifampicin, also known as multidrug-resistance (MDR-TB), in addition to resistance to any of the fluoroquinolones (such as levofloxacin or moxifloxacin) and to at leas...more
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Homeopath•Hyderabad
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Tuberculosis is caused by bacteria that spread from person to person through microscopic droplets released into the air. This can happen when someone with the untreated, active form of tuberculosis coughs, speaks, sneezes, spits, laughs or sings.

Although tuberculosis is contagious, it's not easy to catch. You're much more likely to get tuberculosis from someone you live with or work with than from a stranger. Most people with active TB who've had appropriate drug treatment ...more
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Pulmonologist•Hyderabad
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Tuberculosis is a serious infectious disease that can affect the lungs. The bacteria spread through sneezes and coughs making it a communicable disease. This disease was rare and limited to the Western Countries until 1985. The emergence of HIV virus has made tuberculosis a global disease to reckon with. Although the rate of TB has come down since 1993, it remains a top concern for many countries. The biggest worry is the fact that TB bacteria can build resistance to many drugs. Therefore, it is...more
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