| MAC | M malmoense | M xenopi | All 3 species | |||||
| REClari(n = 47) | RECipro(n = 50) | REClari(n = 43) | RECipro(n = 40) | REClari(n = 11) | RECipro(n = 10) | REClari(n = 101) | RECipro(n = 100) | |
| Sex (M/F) | 25/22 | 20/30 | 30/13 | 24/16 | 10/1 | 7/3 | 65/36 | 51/49 |
| Mean (SD) age (years) | 67.3 (11.6) | 64.6 (12.5) | 62.7 (11.4) | 62.7 (12.3) | 61.7 (11.1) | 62.8 (10.3) | 64.7 (11.6) | 63.7 (12.1) |
| BCG vaccination | 7 (15%) | 9 (18%) | 3 (7%) | 6 (15%) | 3 (27%) | 1 (10%) | 13 (13%) | 16 (16%) |
| Cavitation | 33 (70%) | 32 (64%) | 17 (40%) | 18 (45%) | 9 (82%) | 8 (80%) | 59 (58%) | 58 (58%) |
| ⩾3 zones | 8 (17%) | 5 (10%) | 9 (21%) | 5 (13%) | 1 (9%) | 3 (30%) | 18 (18%) | 13 (13%) |
| Other pulmonary disease on chest radiograph | 29 (62%) | 26 (52%) | 8 (19%) | 16 (40%) | 8 (73%) | 8 (80%) | 45 (45%) | 50 (50%) |
Cipro, ciprofloxacin; Clari, clarithromycin; E, ethambutol; MAC, Mycobacterium avium intracellulare; R, rifampicin.