| M avium intracellulare RE | M malmoense RE | M xenopi RE | All 3 species | |||||||||||||
| M vaccae | No M vaccae | M vaccae | No M vaccae | M vaccae | No M vaccae | M vaccae | No M vaccae | |||||||||
| Clari(n = 17) | Cipro(n = 19) | Clari(n = 19) | Cipro(n = 18) | Clari(n = 21) | Cipro(n = 21) | Clari(n = 22) | Cipro(n = 20) | Clari(n = 2) | Cipro(n = 4) | Clari(n = 4) | Cipro(n = 3) | Clari(n = 40) | Cipro(n = 44) | Clari(n = 45) | Cipro(n = 41) | |
| Sex (M/F) | 6/11 | 13/6 | 9/10 | 11/7 | 15/6 | 11/10 | 12/10 | 16/4 | 0/2 | 4/0 | 3/1 | 1/2 | 21/19 | 28/16 | 24/21 | 28/13 |
| Mean (SD) age (years) | 64.1 (13.2) | 63.8 (11.2) | 62.1 (9.9) | 66.3 (9.6) | 63.2 (9.5) | 59.9 (10.1) | 64.8 (11.3) | 66.4 (7.9) | 75.5 (6.4) | 72.0 (5.1) | 62.3 (6.4) | 61.7 (2.5) | 64.2 (11.2) | 62.7 (10.7) | 63.4 (10.4) | 66.0 (8.4) |
| BCG vaccination | 5 (29%) | 3 (16%) | 5 (26%) | 1 (6%) | 5 (24%) | 2 (10%) | 2 (9%) | 0 (0%) | 1 (50%) | 1 (25%) | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | 11 (28%) | 6 (14%) | 7 (16%) | 1 (2%) |
| Cavitation | 14 (82%) | 12 (63%) | 10 (53%) | 13 (72%) | 11 (52%) | 11 (52%) | 6 (27%) | 7 (35%) | 2 (100%) | 2 (50%) | 2 (50%) | 2 (67%) | 27 (68%) | 25 (57%) | 18 (40%) | 22 (54%) |
| ⩾3 zones | 2 (12%) | 6 (32%) | 7 (37%) | 5 (28%) | 3 (14%) | 2 (10%) | 3 (14%) | 1 (5%) | 1 (50%) | 2 (50%) | 0 (0%) | 1 (33%) | 6 (15%) | 10 (23%) | 10 (22%) | 7 (17%) |
| Other pulmonary disease on chest radiograph | 8 (47%) | 10 (53%) | 9 (47%) | 10 (56%) | 9 (43%) | 9 (43%) | 6 (27%) | 7 (35%) | 1 (50%) | 3 (75%) | 4 (100%) | 2 (67%) | 18 (45%) | 22 (50%) | 19 (42%) | 19 (46%) |
Cipro, ciprofloxacin; Clari, clarithromycin; E, ethambutol; R, rifampicin.