TABLE 2.

Microbiological and clinical features of the strains of M. arosiense

Strain	Microscopyc	No. of positive cultures/no. of cultures performed (type of specimen)	Patient information						Isolating center/year
			Age	Sexd	Underlying disease	Clinical presentation	Treatment	Follow-up
FI-07062	Neg	1/1 (sputum)	74	M	Adenocarcinoma	Pneumopathy	No	Improved	A/2006
FI-06102	Neg	1/1 (bronchial aspirate)	77	M	Diabetes	Bronchiectasis, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease	No	Unchanged	B/2006
FI-07154	Neg	1/3 (sputum)	73	F	Diabetes	Bronchiectasis, interstitial pneumonia	No	Unchanged	C/2007
FI-08110a	Neg	1/1 (sputum)	75	F					D/2008
FI-08139b	Neg	1/1 (urine)	32	F	AIDS	Chronic cystitis	No	Unchanged	D/2008
FI-08141	Neg	5/6 (sputum)	62	M	History of Hodgkin's lymphoma and gastric carcinoma	Disseminated pneumopathy	Clarithromycin, ethambutol, rifampin	Improved	B/2008
FI-08192a,b	Neg	1/1 (urine)	69	M					D/2008

^aStrain from an outpatient—clinical information not available.

^bStrain possibly resulting from laboratory cross-contamination.

^cNeg, negative.

^dM, male; F, female.