Table 5.

Clinical characteristics of children with MOTT (n = 5)

Subject	Sex	Age	HIV status	PPD test	MOTT species	Signs and symptoms
1	Female	7 years	Unknown	Negative	Unknown	Night sweats, persistent unremitting cough and intermittent pyrexia >2 weeks. No household TB contacts
2	Male	2 months	Unknown	Negative	M. fortuitum	Persistent unremitting cough, intermittent pyrexia, night sweats, reduced playfulness >2 weeks. Positive household TB contact
3	Female	11 years	Unknown	Negative	M. intracellulare	Asymptomatic, referred for sputum induction as positive household TB contact. Contact had persistent cough, weight loss and was on anti-tuberculosis treatment
4	Female	6 years	Unknown	Negative	M. gordoniae	Persistent unremitting cough, night sweats >2 weeks and recurrent chest pain. No positive household TB contacts
5	Male	6 years	Positive	Positive	Unknown	Weight loss and positive household TB contact

^*PPD >10 mm was considered positive if non-HIV-infected or >5 mm if HIV-infected or severely malnourished.

MOTT = mycobacteria other than tuberculosis; HIV = human immunodeficiency virus; PPD = purified protein derivative; TB = tuberculosis.