Table 1.
Duration of treatment | Proportion of mice with detectable bacilli in the lungs |
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2HRZ/4HR | 2HRZT/4HRT | 2HRT/4HR | |
4 months (M4 + 3) | 2/10 | 3/10 | 8/10 |
5 months (M5 + 3) | 0/10 | 0/10 | 2/10 |
6 months (M6 + 3) | 0/10 | 0/10 | 0/10 |
H: isoniazid at 25 mg/kg/day; R: rifampin at 10 mg/kg/day; Z: pyrazinamide at 150 mg/kg/day; T: tofacitinib at 30 mg/kg/day; and + 3: plus three months without treatment.
The columns slow the three treatment groups of BALB/c mice evaluated in this study. After receiving treatment for 4, 5, or 6 months, groups of ten mice were removed from treatment and held for 3 additional months. Following 3 months of no treatment, these mice were sacrificed and the lung homogenates subjected to CFU counting. The numbers of mice with relapse (with any detectable lung CFU) are shown.