Case Report

An Immunocompetent Adult Male Presented with a Liver Abscess Caused by the Mycobacterium tuberculosis: A Case Report from India

Table 2

Treatment details [6].

Serial no.Weight category
(Total body weight in kgs)
Tablets
Intensive phase (IP)
(2 months)
H/R/Z/E (in mg)
75/150/400/275
Continuation phase (CP)
(4 months)
H/R/E (in mg)
75/150/275

125 to 392 tablets2 tablets
240 to 543 tablets3 tablets
355 to 694 tablets4 tablets
4≥705 tablets5 tablets

H: isoniazid, R: rifampicin, Z: pyrazinamide, and E: ethambutol. The patient weighed 52 kg and was started on 4 drugs’ regimen for 2 months (IP), 4 tablets per day, and then 3 drugs’ regimen for 4 months (CP).