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. 2013 Nov 12;8(11):e77385. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0077385

Table 2. Classification of 72 patients with primary and secondary MAC by ATS/IDSA diagnostic criteria.

All patients Primary Secondary P-value
(n = 72) (n = 19) (n = 53)
Met ATS/IDSA criteria 41 (57%) 9 (47%) 32 (60%)
Did not meet ATS/IDSA criteria 31 (43%) 10 (53%) 21 (40%) 0.33
Missing criteria*
Symptoms 3/31 (4%) 1/10 (10%) 2/21 (10%) 0.97
Microbiology 17/31 (55%) 5/10 (50%) 12/21 (57%) 0.71
Radiology 14/31 (45%) 5/10 (50%) 9/21 (43%) 0.71
*

categories not mutually exclusive.