Ethambutol is used in combination with other drugs to treat tuberculosis (TB- Infection affecting lungs and other parts of the body).
Ethambutol is used to treat:
Active TB
Latent (resting or non- growing) TB
Prevent TB among close contacts with people who have active TB
Patients with a positive tuberculin skin test
TB patients with HIV infection and pulmonary fibrosis (scarring of the lungs).
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