Outcome at 5 years of treatment of M malmoense, MAC, and M xenopi for 2 years with RE or REH
| Outcome | M malmoense (n=106) |
MAC (n=75) |
M xenopi (n=42) | All 3 species (n=223) | p value4-150 |
| Deviated from protocol | 25% | 19% | 19% | 22% | 0.51 |
| Died (all causes) | 25% | 31% | 57% | 33% | 0.001 |
| Died because of mycobacteria | 4% | 4% | 7% | 4% | 0.65 |
| Failure of treatment or relapse | 10% | 28% | 12% | 17% | 0.004 |
| Alive and cured | 42% | 31% | 17% | 33% | 0.015 |
↵4-150 The percentages in each column do not add up to 100% because some patients fell into more than one category. An overall significance test is therefore not possible and for each row the χ2significance test compares the three percentages.