Treatment regimens and times of follow-up sputum smear examinations in the Indian Revised National Tuberculosis Control Programme.

<p>*In children, seriously ill sputum smear-negative Pulmonary Tuberculosis (PTB) includes all forms of sputum smear-negative PTB other than primary complex. Seriously ill extrapulmonary tuberculosis (EPTB) includes TB meningitis (TBM), disseminated TB, TB pericarditis, TB peritonitis and intestinal TB, bilateral extensive pleurisy, spinal TB with or without neurological complications, genitourinary TB, and bone and joint TB.</p><p>**Not seriously ill sputum smear-negative PTB includes primary complex. Not seriously ill EP-TB includes lymph node TB and unilateral pleural effusion.</p><p>***Prefix indicates month and subscript indicates thrice weekly.