Standards of therapy for tuberculosis, 1962

The progress and changes in management of tuberculosis are extensive and dramatic. Chemotherapy now leads the list of methods, and combinations of drugs containing isoniazid are the most effective. The use of such drugs in chemoprophylaxis has a new and expanding basis of value. The other methods of therapy are considered to be adjunctive. Among them, pulmonary resection is of greatest value, although needed less often. Rest may be less complete than once was prescribed, and of shorter duration; exercise may be prescribed sooner and be more vigorous. Rehabilitation is a part of treatment. It may be physical, mental, and social restoration or training. It may often be initiated in the early phases of treatment. The methods depend on the individual, the objective, and the pulmonary disease.