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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2012 Feb 1.
Published in final edited form as: Int J Tuberc Lung Dis. 2012 Feb;16(2):192–195. doi: 10.5588/ijtld.10.0795

Table 1.

Clinical and laboratory characteristics of HIV-exposed and infected children with drug resistant tuberculosis

Patient 1 Patient 2 Patient 3 Patient 4 Patient 5
DR MDR MDR MDR MDR INH monoresistant
Study arm Placebo Placebo INH INH Placebo
HIV status Negative Negative Negative Positive Negative
Age at TB diagnosis (months) 15.1 16.4 22.7 6.5 17.6
Gender Male Female Male Female Female
TB contact* Household contact, smear positive, DST unknown None documented None documented Household contact, bacteriology unknown Household contact, smear positive, DST unknown
Type TB Pulmonary Pulmonary Pulmonary Pulmonary Pulmonary
Chest radiographic findings Hilar adenopathy and alveolar consolidation Alveolar consolidation Hilar adenopathy Hilar and paratracheal adenopathy and alveolar consolidation, Hilar adenopathy and alveolar consolidation
Regimen received RIF, INH, PZA, ETO × 6 months RIF, INH, PZA, ETO × 6 months RIF, INH, PZA, ETO × 2 months RIF, INH, PZA, ETO × 2 months; ART started at age 3 months RIF, INH, PZA, EMB, OFL × 9 months
Outcome at 6 months Well, remained well at 2 years post-treatment Well, remained well at 2 years post-treatment* Lost to follow-up 2 months following initiation of TB therapy** Died 2 months after TB diagnosis during a hospital admission to initiate MDR therapy Well at 6 months, lost to follow-up following completion of therapy
*

These contacts were only reported at/after TB diagnosis

**

Phenotypic MDR diagnosis never available at or during treatment

DR: drug resistance, MDR: multidrug resistance, RIF: rifampicin, INH: isoniazid, PZA: pyrazinamide, ETO: ethionamide; OFX (ofloxacin)

Regimens presented are the final treatment regimen, as recorded by site.