TABLE 1

Dosage and drug administration details that comprised the treatment regimens for multidrug-resistant tuberculosis in Brazil, 2000–2010

DrugDaily dose (mg·kg−1)
Body weight ≤45kgBody weight >45kg
Clofazimine-containing regimen (2000–2006)
 Amikacin500750–1000#
 Ofloxacin400800
 Clofazimine50100
 Terizidone500750
 Ethambutol8001200
 Streptomycin500750–1000#
Pyrazinamide-containing regimen (2006–2010)
 Amikacin500750–1000#
 Levofloxacin7501000
 Pyrazinamide10001500
 Terizidone500750
 Ethambutol8001200
 Streptomycin500750–1000#
  • #: at a body weight of ≥60 kg a dosage of 1000 mg·kg−1 was used; : levofloxacin was introduced in 2010.