Objectives Disseminate info on TB in India Improve care of TB patients in India Enable doctors and NGO's interested in TB control to interact

Acceptable regimens in the presence of apparent MDR TB (WHO recommendation)
Situation A:Susceptibility test results are not available before starting the new treatment: Initial phase Continuation phase Drugs Minimum duration in months Drugs Duration in months 1 Aminoglycosidea 3 Ethionamide 18 2 Ethionamide 3 Ofloxacin 18 3 Pyrazinamide 3 4 Ofloxacin b 3
a)Kanamycin or amikacin or Capreomycin b)The daily dose of 800mg can be reduced to 400mg if poorly tolerated.If ofloxacin is not available,use cycloserine