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List of terms for Tuberculosis
S
Short-course chemotherapy (for tuberculosis)
So called to distinguish it from older anti-tuberculosis 18-month regimens, short-course therapy refers to the standard six–month course of drugs for the treatment of tuberculosis. Most short regimens are divided into an initial two–month intensive phase of four drugs (usually isoniazid, rifampicin, pyrazinamide and ethambutol), followed by a four–month continuation phase of isoniazid and rifampicin.
Sputum
Phlegm coughed up from inside the lungs.
Streptomycin
The first effective anti-tuberculosis drug, discovered by Albert Schatz and Selman Waksman in 1944. It is still used, especially in re-treatment regimens, but must be given by injection.
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