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Tuberculosis responses well to long-term treatment with a combination of three or more antitubercular drugs. Which is true regarding the duration of treatment for clients with tuberculosis?

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The treatment for active tuberculosis is 6 to 9 months. You need to take into consideration the age of the person, kidney and liver status of the patient since the medications used to treat tuberculosis are very strong and have many side effects
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