Table 1.

Glossary of research terms in the review.

Glossary	Description
Biomarker	A measurable characteristic of the organism state during treatment 18
Treatment completed	Treatment completed as recommended by the national policy 8
Predictive biomarkers	Biomarkers which allow the prediction of the treatment outcome 10
Bacterial loads	A measure of M. tb in original sputum samples and quantified as estimated colony-forming unit in 1 mL of sputum sample (eCFU/mL)18,19
Xpert MTB/RIF	Molecular method for diagnosis of TB and can provide resistance strain on rifampicin14,15

TB: tuberculosis.