Table 1 Inclusion and exclusion criteria of study participants
Inclusion criteria | Exclusion criteria |
|---|---|
15 or more years of age | Fluoroquinolone resistance |
Willingness and ability to give informed consent to be enrolled in the research study and for follow- up (signed or witnessed consent if the patient is illiterate) | Unable to take oral medication |
Bacteriologically or molecularly confirmed TB with evidence of resistance to at least rifampicin | Known allergy to any of the drugs in the study regimen |
QT interval with Fredericia correction (QTcF) interval of ≥ 500 ms at the time of registration that does not correct with medical management | |
Requires medications for other health conditions contraindicated with the medicines in the study regimen |