How to treat PTB?
Patient: I Sarat Kumar Varma, age 51 years, detected with PTB on 30.6.2010 , have done full course of treatment. Also have been detected with COPD and am on Seroflo 250 inhaler and Duolin inhaler,have been prescribed Potklur syrup.What could be the best treatment for this? Doctor: Welcome to healthcaremagic,For treating any new case of Pulmonary Tuberculosis treatment is given for at least 6 months. For treating a old case of PTB or treating a relapse case of PTB treatment is given for at least 9 months.In your case, if you have taken the full course and if the physician has checked your sputum sample and if it iwas negative, then your treatment is successful and you do not need to do anything else. But after competing your full course if your sputum is positive then you have to take treatment again for 9 months as it takes time to cure this dangerous disease. Your physician may also check if you have a resistant strain of bacteria which is called as drug resistant PTB for which they will give a different treatment called as DOTS plus. Remember DOTS treatment for tuberculosis is provided by the government of India free of cost in government hospitals and you can take treatment from these hospitals.Hope that answers your question.Regards, Dr.Imaad.(if the answer has helped you, kindly indicate this)