Microbiological characteristics of patients enrolled into the study showing pre-admission and on-admission (visit 0) AFB smear, time between smears and time to first sputum culture negative, culture conversion and which antigen specificities were detectable in the ICS assay (% responders).

%Y =  yes; N =  no.
§MDR Classification: 2, New MDR after TB treatment failure; 4, MDR after TB default; 6, Primary MDR; 9, MDR 2nd episode.
1Acid Fast Bacilli (intensity score: +).
2Mitogen (QuantiFERON-TB Gold).
*culture conversion calculated as the interval between the date of admission/start of MDR regimen to date of the first of 2 consecutive negative cultures at least 30 days apart.
#based on first negative sputum culture, no follow up sputum culture results recorded.
aRIF/INH/EMB/PZA (Reg 1).
bReg 1 plus Streptomycin.
cReg 1 plus Ofloxacin/Ethionamide/Streptomycin.
dPAS/Terizodone/High dose INH/Kanamycin/Clarithromycin.