Table 2.
Treatment and resolution information for cats with rapidly growing mycobacterial infections
| Antibiotics used following biopsy for culture and sensitivity testing | Surgical debulking | Duration of treatment following diagnosis (months) | Resolution | Antibiotic being used at time of resolution | Time since resolution (months) | |
| Case 1 | Clarithromycin minocycline, trimethoprim-sulfa | No | 40+ | Yes | Trimethoprim-sulfa | 19 |
| Case 2 | Clarithromycin | No | 4.5 | Yes | Clarithromycin | 47 |
| Case 3 | Doxycycline, clarithromycin | No | 7 | Yes | Clarithromycin | 24 |
| Case 4 | Minocycline, doxycycline, trimethoprim-sulfa, marbofloxacin, moxifloxacin, clarithromycin | Yes | 50 | No | ||
| Case 5 | Marbofloxacin | Yes | 20+ | No | ||
| Case 6 | Enrofloxacin, ciprofloxacin, minocycline, amoxycillin–clavulanic acid, marbofloxacin, cefadroxil | Yes | 60 | No | ||
| Case 7 | Clarithromycin, doxycycline, marbofloxacin, sulfa-ormetoprim | Yes | 13 | Yes | Marbofloxacin, sulfa-ormetoprim | 13 |
| Case 8 | Minocycline | Yes | 3 | Yes | Minocycline | 75 |
| Case 9 | Minocycline, marbofloxacin, doxycycline | No | 7 | No | ||
| Case 10 | Marbofloxacin, doxycycline | No | 11+ | No |
+ Indicates patient was still being treated with antibiotics at the time this study was completed.