what are the causes of tuberculosis relapse?

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what are the causes of tuberculosis relapse?

2007-05-21 08:18:56 · 2 answers · asked by Dr. Idika M 1 in Health ➔ Diseases & Conditions ➔ Infectious Diseases

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not completing the full course of treatment, or being infected with a treatment resistant strain of the tubercullin baccillus.

2007-05-21 08:22:13 · answer #1 · answered by essentiallysolo 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋

two things that comes to mind:
TB resistant strain to common TB medication or due to incomplete tb treatment

exposure again to tb

look in emedicine.com under tb for more information

2007-05-21 15:23:19 · answer #2 · answered by rjshori 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋