علاج عدوى الميكوباكتيريوم كانساسي المنتشرة لدى المرضى السلبيين تجاه فيروس نقص المناعة البشرية

References

DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2018.02271

• The American Thoracic Society (ATS) and the Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA) recommend a combination of three anti-tuberculosis drugs, isoniazid (INH) at 300 mg/day, rifampin (RIF) at 600 mg/day, and ethambutol (EMB) at 15 mg/kg/day for treatment of M. kansasii pulmonary disease in HIV negative individuals.
• Treatment should be continued for 1 year after culture negativity.
• The British Thoracic Society recommends the inclusion of a macrolide, such as azithromycin (AZI) at 250 mg/day or 500 mg of clarithromycin (CLA) twice a day as an alternative to INH.
• Rifampin, INH, and EMB (ATS/IDSA) or RIF, CLA (or AZI), EMB (British Thoracic Society) are suggested regimens for treatment of M. kansasii infection in humans taking between 12-18 months depending on the sputum culture time of conversion.