Table 1 Reported outcomes

EBA

Fall or rate of change in log₁₀ CFU/ml sputum

36

CFU count

Mean concentration of viable bacilli

11

AFB

Acid-fast bacilli

3

Culture negativity

Proportion, or time to, culture negativity

8

Culture positivity

Proportion, or time to, culture positivity

10

Smear/culture conversion

Proportion converting, or time to conversion

9

Sterilisation

Proportion or time to sterilisation

2

Other culture outcome

For example, persistence, relapse, time to detection, culture status

4

Adverse events

5

Gaffky code

1

Contamination

Of cultures

1

Mortality

1

Symptom disappearance

Proportion with, or time to symptom disappearance

1