Drug-Sensitive Tuberculosis(DS-TB)

Drug-Sensitive Tuberculosis (DS-TB)

• DSTB is a case where a person is infected with TB bacteria that are susceptible to all first line anti-TB drugs. It means that all of the first line TB drugs will be effective as long as they are taken properly and regularly.

• This type of TB has the best prognosis and the shortest treatment duration.

• Patients diagnosed with TB are considered to be DS-TB case, till such time as they are detected with resistance to any anti-TB drugs.