Table 1.

Tuberculosis treatment outcomes (37 datasets from 18 studies)

Regimen	Success	Failed	Relapsed	Defaulted	Total
Rifampicin throughout
Intermittent* (n=9 datasets)	0.88 (0.81–0.92)	0.05 (0.02–0.09)	0.07 (0.03–0.11)	0.00 (0.00–0.02)	1
Daily* (n=19 datasets)	0.90 (0.84–0.95)	0.04 (0.01–0.08)	0.01 (0.00–0.03)	0.05 (0.01–0.09)	1
Overall	0.91 (0.84–0.95)	0.03 (0.01–0.08)	0.01 (0.00–0.03)	0.04 (0.01–0.09)	1
Rifampicin only in IP
Daily* (n=9 datasets)	0.75 (0.57–0.91)	0.05(0.00–0.15)	0.02 (0.00–0.09)	0.15 (0.02–0.30)	1

^*These subjects had either the intermittent or daily therapy throughout (both phases)