title: Routine outpatient short-course chemotherapy for pulmonary tuberculosis. A radiographic presentation.
abstract: Radiographs are presented to illustrate the outcome of routine chemotherapy for the treatment of pulmonary tuberculosis in a local authority polyclinic setting. Intensive, daily, supervised, short-course, 4-drug chemotherapy has been administered to ambulant patients on a 5-day-a-week basis for 5-6 months (100-130 daily doses). Over 5 000 patients with positive sputum cultures have been treated during the last 6 years, with good effect.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000553:Ambulatory Care; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004334:Drug Administration Schedule; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010349:Patient Compliance; D011859:Radiography; D012293:Rifampin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D013997:Time Factors; D014397:Tuberculosis, Pulmonary / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000188:drug therapy*
chemical_list: D012293:Rifampin