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• Tuberculosis, “TB”
• Caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis
• Antitubercular agents treat all forms of
mycobacterium
• Aerobic bacillus
• Passed from infected:
– Humans
– Cows (bovine)
– Birds (avian)
• INH
peripheral neuritis, hepatotoxicity
• ethambutol
retrobulbar neuritis, blindness
• rifampin
hepatitis, discoloration of urine, stools