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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2020 Dec 1.
Published in final edited form as: Clin Chest Med. 2019 Dec;40(4):839–848. doi: 10.1016/j.ccm.2019.07.008

Table 1.

Latent tuberculosis infection (LTBI) treatment regimens.

Regimen Duration Dose Frequency Total doses
Isoniazid plus rifapentine 3 months Isoniazid 900 mg (15 mg/kg)
Rifapentine: 750 mg if 32-50kg; 900 mg if > 50 kg
Once weekly a 12
Rifampin 4 months 600 mg (10 mg/kg) Daily 120
Isoniazid plus rifampin 3–4 months Isoniazid 300 mg (5mg/kg)
Rifampin 600 mg (10 mg/kg)
Daily 90–120
Isoniazid 6–9 months 300 mg (5mg/kg)
900 mg (15 mg/kg)
Daily
Twice-weekly b
180–270
52–76
a

Isoniazid and rifapentine weekly can be given as self-administered therapy (SAT) or direct observed therapy (DOT).52

b

Isoniazid twice-weekly regimens must be provided by DOT.34