Fig. 1.
Study period alongside South Africa’s drug-resistant TB policies. DR-TB – drug-resistant tuberculosis, Km – Kanamycin, Mfx – Moxifloxacin, Eto – Ethambutol, INH – Isoniazid, Cfz – Clofazimine, Cfx – Cefozitin, BDQ – Bedaquiline, Trd –Terizidone, Z – Pyrazinamide, NTP- National TB programme, Xpert MTB/RIF – a nucleic acid amplification-based diagnostic system that detects Mycobacterium tuberculosis and rifampin (RIF) resistance in under2 hours. 1 Short course: BDQ, LZD, LFX, CFZ, Hi-INH, PZA, EMB × 9–11 months. 2 Long course: BDQ, LFX, LZD, TRD and CFZ for 18 months