Influence of Filarial Infections on Tuberculosis Disease and Tuberculosis Vaccination in Cameroon

Inclusion Criteria: * Patient is older than 5 years old * Patient have BCG scare or get the BCG vaccination at birth * Patient had no previous treatment of, tuberculosis or with at least one of the study drugs i.e. isoniazid,rifampicin, pyraziamide, ethambutol * Patient have no history of hypersensitivity to rifampicin, or any of the above mentioned drugs * Patient is not on any medication likely to interact with the study medication * Patient have no history of or current clinical signs of ascites, jaundice, partial or complete deafness, myasthenia gravis, renal dysfunction (known or suspected), diabetes mellitus, and severe immune compromise (e.g., immunosuppressive drugs after organ transplant), or have no evidence of (previous) tuberculosis, Buruli ulcer or leprosy and no terminal illness (e.g., metastasized cancer) * Patient have no mental condition * Patient is able to take oral medication * Patient have no mental condition including addiction with substance abuse e.g. alcohol * Patient is willing to give informed pre-consent, and consent * In case the patient is below 18, the parents or legal guardians were informed and provide consent Exclusion Criteria: * Patient is younger than 5 years old * Patient have no BCG scare or miss the BCG vaccination at birth * Patient had previous treatment of, tuberculosis or with at least one of the study drugs i.e. isoniazid,rifampicin, pyraziamide, ethambutol * Patient have a history of hypersensitivity to rifampicin, or any of th…