Pretreatment characteristics of treatment groups
| M malmoense (n=106) | MAC (n=75) | M xenopi (n=42) | All three species (n=223) | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RE (n=52) | REH (n=54) | RE (n=37) | REH (n=38) | RE (n=22) | REH (n=20) | RE (n=112) | REH (n=111) | ||||
| Sex (M/F) | 34/20 | 29/24 | 21/16 | 19/19 | 18/4 | 14/6 | 71/41 | 63/48 | |||
| Mean (SD) age (years) | 57.2 (14.1) | 58.4 (13.4) | 63.4 (13.7) | 65.1 (11.2) | 66.9 (8.5) | 62.6 (13.7) | 61.3 (13.4) | 61.6 (13.0) | |||
| Previous lung disease(s) | 31 | 27 | 21 | 25 | 14 | 14 | 66 | 66 | |||
| Reduced immunity | 7 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 13 | 18 | |||
| Exposure to dust | 11 | 10 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 19 | 21 | |||
| BCG | 6 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 12 | |||
| Direct smear +ve | 28 | 33 | 21 | 21 | 13 | 13 | 62 | 67 | |||
| Cavitation | 40 | 38 | 21 | 25 | 19 | 15 | 80 | 78 | |||
| ⩾ 3 zones | 14 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 35 | 32 | |||
| Other pulmonary diseases on chest radiograph | 29 | 26 | 18 | 22 | 14 | 13 | 61 | 61 | |||
RE = rifampicin + ethambutol; REH = rifampicin + ethambutol + isoniazid.