Table 1– Appropriate treatment regimens for tuberculosis (TB) patients with strains that have certain drug resistance patterns
Drug resistance patternAppropriate treatment regimen
PansusceptibleHR and two other drugs in intensive phase and HR in the continuation phase
HHR and two other drugs in intensive phase and HRE in the continuation phase#
Non-MDR-TB, R susceptibleAt least three drugs to which the strain is sensitive in the intensive and continuation phase
Non-MDR-TB, R resistantAt least four drugs to which the strain is sensitive in the intensive and continuation phase

  • H: isoniazid; MDR: multidrug resistant; R: Rifampicin; E: Ethambutol. #: based on [9]. : based on [12].