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. 2011 Mar 3;6(3):e17556. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0017556

Table 1. Experiment Design.

Regimen D-18 D0 4 mo 6 mo 7 mo 9 mo 12 mo 15 mo Total
1 Untreated 10 20 10* 40
2 2RHZ+4RH 10 30 40
3 2JRZ+2JR 10 20 30
4 2AEtMZ+4EtM 10 20 30
2AEtMZ+7EtM 10 20 30
2AEtMZ+10EtM 10 20 30
5 2JZM+2JM 10 20 30
2JZM+4JM 10 20 30
2JZM+7JM 10 20 30
6 2JAEtMZ+4JEtM 10 20 30
7 2JAEtZ+4JEt 10 20 30
8 2JAEtM+4JEtM 10 20 30
9 6JM 10 20 30
10 6JZ 10 20 30
Total 10 20 20 100 40 210 50 20 440

Definition of abbreviations: J = TMC 207, R = Rifampin, M = Moxifloxacin, H = Isoniazid, Z = Pyrazinamide, A = amikacin, Et = ethionamide.

Mice were infected intravenously with 1.1×106 of M. tuberculosis H37Rv.

Day -18: the day after infection, Day 0: start of treatment.

*Mice kept untreated for mortality assessment.

All drugs were given 5 times per week at the following doses: J, 25 mg/kg; R, 10 mg/kg; M, 100 mg/kg; H, 25 mg/kg; Z, 150 mg/kg; A, 150 mg/kg; Et, 50 mg/kg.