| The antibiotics used were mainly cephalosporins, penicillins, fluoroquinolones, aminoglycosides, tetracyclines and antituberculosis drugs. |
| However, in such patients hepatotoxic reactions to antituberculosis therapy may be more common and should therefore be anticipated. |
| Prisoners may trade antituberculosis drugs, to be saved for later use or to be traded for goods or services or to pay off debts. |
| The next day the patient became more obtunded, and empirical antituberculosis therapy with adjuvant glucocorticoids was started. |
| Failure to respond to antituberculosis therapy or the presence of other clues should alert the practitioner to the possibility of an alternative diagnosis such as sarcoidosis. |
| Use of antituberculosis drugs by unqualified persons or alternative medicine practitioners in bizarre regimens for inadequate periods is an important problem in our country. |
