Efficacy and Safety of Qinbudan as an Adjunct Therapy for Retreatment Pulmonary Tuberculosis

The purpose of this study is to assess the efficacy and safety of Chinese medicine Qinbudan in Patients Receiving Standard Combination Therapy for Retreatment Pulmonary Tuberculosis.

Retreatment of tuberculosis involves the management of entities as diverse as relapse, failure, treatment after default, and poor patient adherence to the previous treatment. The emergence of conditions for selection of resistance (failure and partial abandonment) is a matter of great concern. The current chemotherapy is the primary interventions, but the long-term drug combination therapy often leads to adverse reactions. The purpose of this study that is to exploring the role of Chinese medicine Qinbudan on Patients who are initially sputum smear positive or culture-positive who have been treated previously for pulmonary tuberculosis.