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Someone told me she has latent tb&takes medication for 8 months.is it normal?i thought latent tb patients take medication for 3-6 months?active tb?
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6 or 9 months: Isoniazid treatment for having latent TB (such as having a positive Quantiferon TB test result) after getting exposed to TB... is usually 6 months or 9 months of medication.
Answered 5/10/2016
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