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Table 6 The length of LZD and outcomes for RR/MDR-TBM patients

From: Decreased mortality seen in rifampicin/multidrug-resistant tuberculous meningitis treated with linezolid in Shenzhen, China

Group

Case

Age range (y)

Length of disease(d)

BMRC

HIV

Mi-TB

Regimen

Length of lzd(m)

Outcomes

LZD

Case1

15–24

3

III

 + 

LZD-INH-PZA-Mfx-Cs

3

Survival

Case2

25–34

7

II

LZD-Mfx-CS-PZA-INH-Pto

6

Survival

Case3

25–34

14

III

LZD-Mfx-Pto-PZA-Am

6

Survival

Case4

25–34

1

II

 + 

LZD-INH-PAZ-EMB-Lfx-Am

6

Survival

Case5

25–34

3

I

 + 

 + 

LZD-Mfx-Pto-PZA-Am

8

Survival

Case6

15–24

1

I

 + 

 + 

LZD-Mfx-PZA-Pto-Am

9

Survival

Case7

35–44

15

I

LZD-INH-PZA-Mfx-CS

10

Survival

Non-LZD

Case8

24–34

77

II

INH-RIF-PZA-EMB-Lfx

 

Death

Case9

15–24

3

II

INH-RIF-PZA-EMB

 

Survival

Case10

25–34

21

III

 + 

INH-PZA-Mfx-Pto-Am

 

Survival

Case11

45–54

1

I

 + 

INH-RIF-PAZ-EMB

 

Death

Case12

45–54

3

III

INH-PZA-EMB-Lfx-Am

 

death

  1. F, female; m, male; y, year; d, day; m, month; HIV, human immunodeficiency virus; mi-TB, military tuberculosis; BMRC, the modified British Medical Research Council. Grade I (GCS 15; no focal neurological signs), grade II (GCS 11–14, or 15 with focal neurological signs), and grade III (GCS ≤ 10) disease. INH, isoniazid; RIF, rifampicin; PZA, pyrazinamide; EMB, ethambutol; Lfx, levofloxacin; Mfx, moxifloxacin; Am, amikacin; Cs, cycloserine; LZD, linezolid; Pto, prothionamide