5.1 Aims of treatment

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Short Course Chemotherapy (SCC) is the recommended treatment for tuberculosis. The aims of treating TB are:

• To render the patient non-infectious, break the chain of transmission and decrease pool of infection.
• To cure the TB patient
• To prevent death from active TB or its late effects (disability)
• To prevent relapse of TB
• To prevent the development of acquired drug resistance