| Variablea |
Baseline (n=12) |
3 months (n=12) |
6 months (n=11)b |
| WBC( x103/μL) |
6.7 (5.8, 7.6) |
5.9 (5.2, 6.6) |
6.3 (5.2, 6.8) |
| Hemoglobin (g/dL) |
13.1 (12.5, 13.8) |
13.5 (12.6, 13.9) |
12.7 (12.1, 13.6) |
| Sedimentation rate (mm/h) |
15.5 (9.5, 25.0) |
14.5 (9.0, 28.0) |
18.0 (8.0, 25.0) |
| C-reactive protein (mg/L) |
5.2 (2.7, 16.4) |
6.3 (2.2, 10.5) |
11.8 (2.0, 21.3) |
| AST (units/L) |
24.5 (24.0, 26.5) |
24.5 (22.0, 27.5) |
23.0 (21.0, 26.0) |
| Creatinine (mg/dL) |
0.7 (0.7, 1.0) |
0.8 (0.7, 0.9) |
0.8 (0.7, 1.0) |
| Blood glucose (mg/dL)c |
89.5 (86.0, 94.5) |
92.5 (91.0, 95.0) |
92.0 (86.0, 95.0) |
| Macrolides sensitivityd |
11/11d (100%) |
1/1d (100%) |
6/6d (100%) |
| MICe level of resistance |
3 (2, 4) |
0 (0, 0) |
0.5 (0, 2) |
| aThe sample median (25th, 75th percentile) is given for continuous variables. bSix month data not collected for one patient. cBlood glucose available for only 10 patients at 3 months and 5 patients at 6 months. dThere was no MAC disease with which to assess sensitivity in 1 patient at baseline, 11 at 3 months, and 5 at 6 months. e. MIC-minimum inhibitory concentration |
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