British Thoracic Society recommendations for treatment of childhood tuberculosis and tuberculosis chemoprophylaxis
Indication | Drug regimen |
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Pulmonary tuberculosis | (a) Rifampicin, isoniazid, and pyrazinamide for 2 months followed by rifampicin and isoniazid for 4 months or |
(b) Rifampicin and isoniazid for 9 months | |
Non-pulmonary tuberculosis | |
Lymph node or bone/joint | Rifampicin, isoniazid, and pyrazinamide for 2 months followed by rifampicin and isoniazid for 4 months |
Meningitis | Rifampicin, isoniazid, and pyrazinamide for 2 months followed by rifampicin and isoniazid for 10 months |
Other sites | Rifampicin, isoniazid, pyrazinamide, and ethambutol for 2 months followed by rifampicin and isoniazid for 4 months |
Tuberculosis chemoprophylaxis | (a) Isoniazid for 6 months or |
(b) Rifampicin and isoniazid for 3 months |