The source lists three initial pulmonary-TB regimens for non-HIV adults/children with susceptible organisms:
1. Daily isoniazid, rifampin and pyrazinamide for 8 weeks, then isoniazid/rifampin daily or 2 to 3 times weekly for 16 weeks. Add ethambutol or streptomycin until isoniazid/rifampin susceptibility is shown; a fourth drug is optional in the source if local isoniazid resistance is <=4%.
2. Daily isoniazid, rifampin, pyrazinamide and streptomycin or ethambutol for 2 weeks, then the same drugs twice weekly for 6 weeks, then isoniazid/rifampin twice weekly for 16 weeks.
3. Isoniazid, rifampin, pyrazinamide and ethambutol or streptomycin three times weekly for 6 months.
All twice/thrice-weekly regimens require directly observed therapy. Know community resistance prevalence; the source suggests avoiding ethambutol in children whose visual acuity cannot be monitored.
HIV/TB: individualize because response may be less satisfactory; malabsorption may warrant antimycobacterial levels, especially advanced HIV, to prevent multidrug resistance.
Extrapulmonary TB: same basic principles, with growing experience for 6 to 9 month regimens despite fewer controlled trials. The source advises 12 months in infant/child miliary, bone/joint and meningeal TB because data are insufficient. Inaccessible sites may require clinical/radiographic assessment rather than bacteriology. Surgery may obtain specimens or treat constrictive pericarditis and spinal compression from Pott disease; adjunctive corticosteroids may reduce pericardial constriction and meningitis neurologic sequelae, especially early.
MDRTB (at least isoniazid/rifampin resistance): individualize by susceptibility with expert consultation. Nonadherence is a major resistance cause; DOT by a provider or responsible observer is recommended for all patients and can be daily, twice or thrice weekly.
Preventive therapy: exclude bacteriologically positive or radiographically progressive disease; evaluate suspected extrapulmonary disease. Adults >30 kg: 300 mg daily. Infants/children: 10 mg/kg daily, maximum 300 mg. If daily adherence cannot be assured, 20 to 30 mg/kg (maximum 900 mg) twice weekly under direct observation. Adequate uninterrupted duration is essential; premature stopping increases relapse and resistance may require regimen changes.
The source mentions the Potts-Cozart urine colorimetric test and urine isoniazid strips for adherence. Concomitant pyridoxine is recommended in malnutrition and neuropathy predisposition, e.g. alcoholism and diabetes.