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. 2013 Mar 6;8(3):e58214. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0058214

Table 2. Anti-mycobacterial treatment regimens by NTM species.

NTM species Regimen Duration (month): median [range] No. of patients
MAC Macrolide monotherapy 6 (4–6) 4
Quinolone monotherapy 7 1
Macrolide plus quinolone 1 (0.25–12) 7
Macrolide, ethambutol plus rifampicin 0
M. chelonae-abscessus Macrolide plus quinolone 3.5 (0.5–16) 6
Amikacin, imipenem, macrolide 15* 1
M. kansasii Macrolide 0.3 1
Macrolide plus quinolone 1 1

NOTE. NTM, non-tuberculous mycobacteria; MAC: Mycobacterium avium complex; M. che-abs: Mycobacterium chelonae-abscessus.

*

This patient received parenteral amikacin and imipenem for 3 weeks, followed by oral clarithromycin for 14 months.