Initial dose     Less than 10 mg 8   10 mg 18   15 mg 2   20 mg 5   30 mg 4   Average initial dose (mg) 20±0 Administration period (days) 143.6±108.1 Days to full dose of antituberculous drugs (days) 29.1±28.6 Negative sputum culture conversion (days) 37.4±29.2

Table 3: Prednisolone dosage.