Children with suspected or confirmed osteoarticular tuberculosis should be treated
with a four-drug regimen (HRZE) for 2 months followed by a two-drug regimen (HR)
for 10 months; the total duration of treatment being 12 months. The doses
recommended for the treatment of osteoarticular tuberculosis are the same as those
described for pulmonary tuberculosis.
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