Methods of Control

Fundamentals of TB infection control

TB infection controls include:

  • standardized anti-tuberculosis treatment regimens in the initial phase of therapy;
  • rapid drug susceptibility testing;
  • directly observed therapy in which a health professional watches a patient swallow each dose of medication and records the date that the administration was observed;
  • improved infection control practices.

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