TABLE 2.
Culture and AMPLICOR (M. avium and M. intracellulare) PCR results by week of MAC therapy
| Patient | Entry
|
2 wk
|
4 wk
|
6 wk
|
8 wk
|
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cult.a | Col.b | PCRc | Cult. | Col. | PCR | Cult. | Col. | PCR | Cult. | Col. | PCR | Cult. | Col. | PCR | |
| 1 | + | 444 | +/+ | + | 83 | +/+ | + | 10 | +/+ | + | 112 | +/+ | + | 66 | +/− |
| 2 | + | 1,888 | +/+ | + | 413 | +/+ | + | 827 | +/+ | + | 336 | +/+ | NDde | NDe | NDe |
| 3 | + | 132 | +/+ | + | 73 | −/− | + | <1 | −/− | − | <1 | −/− | − | <1 | −/− |
| 4 | + | <1 | −/− | − | <1 | −/− | + | <1 | −/− | + | <1 | +/− | − | <1 | −/− |
| 5 | − | <1 | −/− | − | <1 | −/− | − | <1 | −/− | − | <1 | −/− | − | <1 | −/− |
| 6 | + | 1,320 | +/+ | + | <1 | +/+ | + | 40 | +/− | NDe | NDe | NDe | NDe | NDe | NDe |
| 7 | + | 370 | +/+ | + | <1 | +/− | + | 26 | +/− | + | <1 | +/− | − | <1 | −/− |
| 8 | + | 290 | +/+ | + | 141 | +/+ | + | 3 | +/− | + | <1 | ND | + | 26 | −/− |
| 9 | + | 83 | +/+ | ND | ND | ND | ND | ND | ND | ND | ND | ND | ND | ND | ND |
| 10 | + | <1 | −/− | + | <1 | −/− | − | <1 | +/−f | − | <1 | −/− | − | <1 | −/− |
| 11 | + | 341 | +/+ | + | 40 | +/+ | + | <1 | +/+ | + | <1 | −/− | + | 13 | +/− |
a
Cult., result of qualitative liquid medium culture (BACTEC).
b
Col., number of colonies/milliliter on solid medium.
c
PCR, results of duplicate determinations.
d
ND, not determined.
e
Patient died.
f
Specimen was M. intracellulae PCR positive.