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Published in final edited form as: Curr Treat Options Infect Dis. 2016 Oct 11;8(4):275–296. doi: 10.1007/s40506-016-0086-4

Table 4. Treament of Mycobacterium malmoense.

Regimen	Drug	Dose and schedule	Known adverse effects

Daily therapy for at least 12 months of negative sputum cultures	^* Clarithromycin or azithromycin and	1000 mg QD or 250 mg QD	See above
	Rifampin and	600 mg QD	See above
	Ethambutol	15 mg/kg QD	See above
	Moxifloxacin in place of the macrolide	400 mg QD	Tendonitis, QT prolongation, photosensitivity

Key References: (45, 69)

Fluoroquinolones may be used as an alternative in those intolerant to macrolides