TABLE 1.

General characteristics of patients with isolation of Mycobacterium simiae

Sex
Male	5/7
Female	2/7
Disposition
CF	3/7
Non-CF	4/7
HIV	1/7
Malignoma	2/7
SLD	2/7
Clinical manifestation
Isolated pulmonary	6/7
Isolated extrapulmonary	0/7
Disseminated	1/7
ATS criteria	2/6
Pulmonary symptoms and radiology	2/6
Exclusion other diagnosis	2/6
Two culture-positive sputa	3/6
Positive culture in BALF	3/6
Biopsy and culture	1/6
NTM therapy	3/7
Macrolide	3/3
Ethambutol	1/3
Rifamycin	1/3
Fluoroquinolone	3/3
Clofazimin	1/3
Cotrimoxazol	2/3
Linezolid	1/3
Deceased	0/7
Culture conversion	5/7
Other NTM isolated during the observation period
M. abscessus	2/7
M. chimaera	1/7
M. intracellulare	1/7
M. chelonae	1/7

CF: cystic fibrosis; SLD: structural lung disease; BALF: bronchoalveolar lavage fluid; NTM: non-tuberculous mycobacterium.