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A patient guide to the drugs used for the treatment of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis.

Leaflets are available to download at https://www.thetruthabouttb.org/professionals/patient-support/ and available in English and Albanian, Bengali, Chinese (simplified), Farsi, French, Greek, Gujarati, Italian, Pashto, Polish, Portuguese, Punjabi, Romanian, Somali, Sorani, Spanish, Tamil, Turkish, Urdu and Vietnamese.
mdr-tb_patient_leaflet_tb_alert_bts_nhs.pdf
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Home isolation: A patient guide and practical advice on how to prevent the spread of tuberculosis (TB)
home_isolation_generic_dec_2017.pdf
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The information we have provided here is not exhaustive and is aimed as a practical tool for aid in the management of patients with MDR-TB.  A list of references is included in a separate document however the majority of these recommendations are based on expert consensus.   Feedback is welcomed.  This is a drug monitoring guideline, for treatment guidance please refer to the WHO Consolidated Guidelines on Tuberculosis, Module 4: Treatment - Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis Treatment https://www.who.int/publications/i/item/9789240007048  and the BTS MDR-TB Clinical Advisory Service www.brit-thoracic.org.uk/quality-improvement/lung-disease-registries/bts-mdr-tb-clinical-advice-service/