A Controlled Trial of a 4-Month Quinolone-Containing Regimen for the Treatment of Pulmonary Tuberculosis
Tuberculosis
About this trial
This is an interventional treatment trial for Tuberculosis focused on measuring Tuberculosis, Treatment, Quinolone, Short course chemotherapy
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria: Male or female patients Aged 18 to 65 years Currently suffering from recently diagnosed microscopically proven pulmonary tuberculosis and providing informed consent for inclusion in the study. Exclusion Criteria: Patients with history of tuberculosis treatment within the last 3 years History of diabetes mellitus or non insulin dependent diabetes mellitus requiring treatment Concomitant infection requiring additional anti-infective treatment (especially anti-retroviral therapy) HIV infected patients with WHO stage 3 infection - except those presenting with only the "loss of weight>10% body weight" criterion - and all HIV infected patients at WHO stage 4.
Sites / Locations
- Programme National de Lutte contre la TuberculoseRecruiting
- Service Pneumo-Phtisiologie, CHU Ignace DeenRecruiting
- Kenya Medical Research InstituteRecruiting
- Programme National de Lutte contre la TuberculoseRecruiting
- Medical Research CouncilRecruiting