Table 1 Scheme of treatment according to type of tuberculosis following the Tuberculosis and Leprosy Prevention and Control Programme in Ethiopia.

Category I:

Short course chemotherapy for smear-positive PTB and seriously ill smear-negative PTB and EPTB cases

Adults

2(ERHZ)/6(EH)

Children < 7 years

2 (SRHZ)/4(RH)

Children ≥ 7 years

2 (ERHZ)/4(RH)

Adults

2(ERHZ)/6(EH) or 2(SRHZ)/6(EH)

Children < 7 years

2 (SRHZ)/4(RH)

Children ≥ 7 years

2 (ERHZ)/6(EH)

Adults

2(SRHZ)/6(TH) or 2(ERHZ)/6(TH)

Children

2(SRHZ)/6(TH)

Category II:

Retreatment regimen

2SERHZ/1ERHZ/5 (ERH)3

Category IIIa:

Short course chemotherapy for smear negative PTB, EPTB who are not seriously ill

Adults

2 (RHZ)/6 (EH)

Children < 7 years

2 (RHZ)/4 (RH)

Children ≥ 7 years

2 (RHZ)/6 (EH) or

2 (RHZ)/4 (RH)

Adults

2 (RHZ)/6 (EH)

Children < 7 years

2 (RHZ)/4 (RH)

Children ≥ 7 years

2 (RHZ)/6 (EH)

Category IIIb:

Long course chemotherapy for smear negative PTB, EPTB who are not seriously ill

Adults and Children

2 (STH)/10 (TH)