Mine Health and Safety Act, 1996 (Act No. 29 of 1996)

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Guidance Note for a Management and Control Programme for Tuberculosis in the South African Mining Industry

Part B : Author's Guide

5. Treatment category
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Patients should be classified as either "new" or " previously treated" patients as follows:

 

5.1New patients are those who are a new case of TB or a new case of MDR-TB; and

 

5.2Previously treated patients are those who:
5.2.1Have taken TB treatment for 4 weeks or more in the past and either relapsed, defaulted or had treatment failure and possibly having positive or negative smear microscopy and culture or extra pulmonary TB disease; or
5.2.2In the case of MDR-TB, are previously treated with first-line drugs only.