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Table 5 Clinical characteristics of three patients with “M. indicus pranii” lung disease

From: Molecular analysis of clinical isolates previously diagnosed as Mycobacterium intracellulare reveals incidental findings of “Mycobacterium indicus pranii” genotypes in human lung infection

 

Patient 1

Patient 2

Patient 3

Sex/Age

M/27

F/72

M/42

Previous TB treatment

Yes

No

No

Sputum AFB smear

Positive

Positive

Negative

Radiographic type

Fibrocavitary

Nodular bronchiectatic

Nodular bronchiectatic

Cavitary lesion

Bilateral

Unilateral

None

Clarithromycin MIC (μg/mL)

1.0

1.0

≤0.5

Antibiotic treatment

Yes

Yes

No

Treatment outcomes

Death after 5 months of treatment

Persistent positive sputum culture after 24 months of treatment

Follow-up without treatment

  1. TB tuberculosis, AFB acid-fast bacilli, MIC minimum inhibitory concentration