Table 2. Predict TB early treatment completion criteria.
Category | Criteria |
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Radiographic
criteria |
Baseline PET/CT:
• No total lung collapse of a single side, AND • No pleural effusion, AND • No single cavity air volume on CT scan >30 mL, AND • CT scan hard volume (-100 to +100 HU density) <200 mL, AND • PET total activity <1500 units Week 4 PET/CT: • All individual cavities decrease by >20% (unless cavity <2 mL), AND • CT scan hard volume does not increase by >10% unless the increase is <5 mL, AND • PET total activity does not increase by >30% unless the increase is <50 units |
Bacterial load
criterion |
Week 16 Xpert cycle threshold ≥30 |
Adherence
criterion |
Minimum of 100 doses received by week 16 |