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Table 1 Clinical course of the treatment

From: Natural history of Mycobacterium fortuitum pulmonary infection presenting with migratory infiltrates: a case report with microbiological analysis

Treatment regimen

Start time

Duration

Note

RIF + EB + CLA + LVFX

3 years before the referral

1 year

 

RIF + EB + CLA + INH

8 months before the referral

8 months

 

MEPM → ABPC/SBT

38 months after the referral

2 weeks

Treatment for aspiration pneumonia

IPM/CS (for 2 weeks) +

AMK (for 3 months) +

CLA + MINO + LVFX

40 months after the referral

5 years (continuing)

Improvement and no recurrence of migratory infiltrates

  1. Abbreviations: RIF rifampicin, EB ethambutol, CLA clarithromycin, LVFX levofloxacin; INH isoniazid, MEPM meropenem, ABPC/SBT ampicillin/sulbactum, IPM/CS, imipenem/cilastatin, AMK amikacin, MINO, minomycin