TUBERCULOSIS

TREATMENT

Category I Category II Category III

New Case 1. Relapse New case
1. Smear (+) 2. Treatment Failure 1. Smear (-) with minimal
2. Seriously ill 3. Return after default parenchymal lesions as
2.1 Smear (-) w/ 4. Other assessed by TBDC
extensive
parenchymal lesions Treatment: Treatment:
as assessed by TBDC
3. Extrapulmonary 2 months-FD-A+ Streptomycin 2 months-FD-A
750 mg IM OD
Treatment: 4months-FD-B
1 month F-D-A
2 months – FD – A Sputum AFB follow up 2 months
(Intensive) 5 months F-D-B + Ethambutol after or before the end of
intensive
Isoniazide, Rifampicin, Sputum AFB follow up
Pyrazinamide, Ethambutol 3-5-8

4 months-FD-B
(Maintenance)

Isoniazide, rifampicin

Sputum follow up
2-4-6