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Table 2 Chemotherapy regimens of the MDR-TB patients

From: Factors affecting time to sputum culture conversion and treatment outcome of patients with multidrug-resistant tuberculosis in China

Variable

Chemotherapy regimen

N (%)

Individualized regimen

Distinct from patient-to-patient

63 (45.3%)

Regimen 1

6 Pyrazinamide Amikacin Levofloxacin Cycloserine Protionamide

42 (30.2%)

/18 Pyrazinamide Levofloxacin Cycloserine Protionamide

Regimen 2

6 Pyrazinamide Amikacin Levofloxacin Para-amino salicylic acid Protionamide

16 (11.5%)

/18 Pyrazinamide Levofloxacin Para-amino salicylic acid Protionamide

Regimen 3

6 Pyrazinamide Capreomycin Levofloxacin Cycloserine Protionamide

3 (2.2%)

/18 Pyrazinamide Levofloxacin Cycloserine Protionamide

Regimen 4

6 Pyrazinamide Capreomycin Levofloxacin Para-amino salicylic acid Protionamide

15 (10.8%)

/18 Pyrazinamide Levofloxacin Cycloserine Protionamide

  1. Abbreviations: MDR-TB multidrug-resistant tuberculosis, N number