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WHAT IS MULTI-DRUG RESISTANT TB?
Multi-drug resistant tuberculosis (MDR TB) is a very dangerous form
of tuberculosis. Some TB germs become resistant to the effects of
some TB drugs. This happens when TB disease is not properly treated.
These resistant germs can then cause TB disease. The TB disease they
cause is much harder to treat because the drugs do not kill the
germs. MDR TB can be spread to others, just like regular TB. My one research paper published at WHO hosted website.
WHO > WHO sites > MDR-TB Research Project Detail
MDR-TB
Research Project Detail
Evaluation of homeopathic drugs in MDR-TB
Countries: India
Principal Investigator: Dr K.K. Goyal
Contact: Dr K.K. Goyal
26 Shyam Nagar
Agra 282010
India
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Email :
goyaldrkk@gmail.com
Funding Agencies: Dilli Homeopathic Anusandhan Parisad
Keywords: MDR-TB, Homeopathy, Clinical trial, Economical,
Effectiveness
Categories: Clinical outcomes, Economics, Fitness, New drugs,
Programmatic/Operational
Description: MDR-TB is a major health problem while the
existing conventional treatment is long and expensive; hence there
is a need for finding out economical alternative to this treatment.
Dr Harsh Vardhan, Minister of Health, Government of Delhi addressed
a workshop on 2nd April 1996. He said that the usefulness of
homeopathy has been reported in the treatment of TB, but there was
no well-documented study. Therefore it was desirable to conduct and
explore the possibility of using homeopathy in the treatment of MDR-TB.
Then Dilli Homeopathic Anusandhan Parisad an autonomous body was
established on 1 July 1998. A preliminary study is being conducted
at Nerhu Nagar TB hospital New Delhi. TB experts provide us cases of
MDR-TB labelled as category 2 failure. Though it is in very
preliminary stage yet we find quite encouraging results such as
sputum conversion to negative, few useful homeopathic drugs,
resistant bacilli becoming sensitive to many conventional drugs, it
is a good example of integration. Homeopathic doctors are treating
MDR-TB cases under supervision of allopathic doctors in their
premises.
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