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Table 2 Dosing of levofloxacin (LFX) by treatment arm and weight at randomization

From: An optimized background regimen design to evaluate the contribution of levofloxacin to multidrug-resistant tuberculosis treatment regimens: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial

Weight band

11 mg/kg

14 mg/kg

17 mg/kg

20 mg/kg

L = 250 mg LFX

P = 250 mg placebo

# LFX + placebo

Total LFX (mg)

# LFX + placebo

Total LFX(mg)

# LFX + placebo

Total LFX (mg)

# LFX + placebo

Total LFX (mg)

<60 kg

3 L + 3P

750

3 L + 3P

750

4 L + 2P

1000

5 L + 1P

1250

> = 60 kg

3 L + 3P

750

4 L + 2P

1000

5 L + 1P

1250

6 L + 0P

1500