Fig. 1

Estimated viable Mtb in sputum during the first 56 days of treatment for drug-susceptible TB among 41 Ugandan adults based on GeneXpert data. Models assumed different rates of clearance of DNA from dead Mtb ranging from instantaneous (black) to 0.5 days (blue) to 0.75 days (green), 1 day (orange), to 1.25 days (red)