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. 2017 Nov 9;73(2):437–447. doi: 10.1093/jac/dkx380

Table 1.

Final parameter estimates of the MTP model applied to cfu of M. tuberculosis with rifampicin, isoniazid or ethambutol in mono exposure

Parameter Description Estimate [RSEa (%)]
Natural growth
 kG (days−1) growth rate of the fast-multiplying state bacteria 0.796 (5)
kFSLina,b (days−2) second-order time-dependent transfer rate between fast- and slow-multiplying state 0.166·10−2 fixedb
kFNa,b (days−1) first-order transfer rate between fast- and non-multiplying state 0.897·10−6 fixed
kSNa,b (days−1) first-order transfer rate between slow- and non-multiplying state 0.186 fixed
kSFa,b (days−1) first-order transfer rate between slow- and fast-multiplying state 0.0145 fixed
kNSa,b (days−1) first-order transfer rate between non- and slow-multiplying state 0.123·10−2 fixed
 F0 (mL−1) initial fast-multiplying state bacterial number 209·103 (17)
 S0 (mL−1) initial slow-multiplying state bacterial number 324·103 (12)
Exposure–response relationships
 rifampicin
EmaxRFG(days−1) maximum achievable rifampicin-induced inhibition of fast-multiplying state growth 1 fixed
EC50RIFFG (mg·L−1) concentration at 50% of EmaxRIFFG 0.388 (19)
γRFG Hill factor drug effect 2.8 (28)
EmaxRIFFD (days−1) maximum achievable rifampicin-induced fast-multiplying state kill rate 1.97 (3)
EC50RIFFD(mg·L−1) concentration at 50% of EmaxRIFFD 0.00303 (10)
EmaxRIFSD (days−1) maximum achievable rifampicin-induced slow-multiplying state kill rate 1.79 (4)
EC50RIFSD (mg·L−1) concentration at 50% of EmaxRIFSD 0.0113 (32)
kRIFND (days−1) rifampicin linear non-multiplying state kill rate 3.29 (17)
 isoniazid
EmaxINHFD (days−1) maximum achievable isoniazid-induced fast-multiplying state kill rate 22.2 (35)
EC50INHFD (mg·L−1) concentration at 50% of EmaxINHFD 0.168 (34)
γHFD Hill factor drug effect 1.9 (11)
EmaxINHSD(days−1) maximum achievable isoniazid-induced slow-multiplying state kill rate 8.55 (17)
EC50INHSD (mg·L−1) concentration at 50% of EmaxINHSD 0.0329 (49)
γHSD Hill factor drug effect 1.74 (25)
kon L·mg-1·days rate of resistance development 0.0206 (31)
koff L·mg-1·days rate of resistance reversal 0 fixed
kARINHFD (days−1) linear isoniazid adaptive resistance on fast-multiplying state kill 522 (46)
kARINHSD (days−1) linear isoniazid adaptive resistance on slow-multiplying state kill 2350 (51)
 ethambutol
EmaxEMBFD (days−1) maximum achievable ethambutol-induced fast-multiplying state kill rate 2.21 (1)
EC50EMBFD (mg·L−1) concentration at 50% of EmaxEMBFD 0.86 (16)
γEFD Hill factor drug effect 2.46 (23)
kEMBSD (days−1) ethambutol linear slow-multiplying state kill rate 4.39 (69)
a

RSE, relative standard error reported on the approximate standard deviation scale obtained using sampling importance resampling (SIR).15

b

Fixed to previously published values.2