Table 2.

Medications and clinical reasoning for patients with non-standard initial anti-tuberculosis treatment.

The drug not prescribed in initial anti-TB regimena
Isoniazid	4 (8%)
Rifampin	8 (16%)
Ethambutol	17 (34%)
Pyrazinamide	30 (60%)
The clinical reasons for exclusion of drugs in standard initial anti-TB regimenb
Eye disease	19 (38%)
Skin rashes	2 (4%)
Elderly age or multiple comorbidities	9 (18%)
Liver disease	26 (53%)
Gout/hyperuricemia	19 (38%)
Other	4 (8%)

^aFive patients did not receive > 1 first-line anti-TB drugs. Four did not receive isoniazid, rifampin, or pyrazinamide. One did not receive rifampicin or pyrazinamide.

^bThere were 2 patients with 4 reasons, 5 with 3 reasons, and 13 with 2 reasons for not being prescribed the standard initial anti-TB regimen.

TB tuberculosis.