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Table 2. Required monitoring for patients on drug therapy for nontuberculous mycobacteria (NTM).

Test Drug(s)
Liver enzymes Azithromycin, clarithromycin, rifampin, rifabutin
White blood cell count Rifabutin
Visual acuity/color differentiation Ethambutol
Peripheral neuropathy Ethambutol
Decreased hearing Azithromycin, streptomycin
Renal function Streptomycin