Ethambutol

Japanese: ethambutol
Ethambutol

...Of the 12 antituberculosis drugs currently available, the mainstay of treatment is the most powerful bactericidal isoniazid (INH) and rifampycin (RFP). For patients with smear-positive or cavities, the standard prescription is to combine INH and RFP with streptomycin (SM) (daily for the first 2-3 months, then twice a week) or ethambutol (EB) for the first 6 months, and then INH and RFP alone, with a total treatment period of 9-12 months. For patients with smear-negative and no cavities, the treatment period is 6-9 months with a combination of INH and RFP from the beginning. ...

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Japanese:

…現在ある12の抗結核薬中,治療の主軸となるのは殺菌性の最も強力なイソニアジドisoniazid(INHと略記)とリファンピシンrifampycin(RFPと略記)である。塗抹陽性または空洞のある患者ではINHとRFPに当初6ヵ月はストレプトマイシンstreptomycin(SMと略記)(初め2~3ヵ月は毎日,その後は週2回)かエタンブトールethambutol(EBと略記)を併用し,その後はINHとRFPのみとして,全体の治療期間9~12ヵ月で治療を終了するのが標準処方である。塗抹陰性で空洞のない患者では,初めからINHとRFPの2者併用で,治療期間は6~9ヵ月とする。…

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