There is no single drug treatment for MAC, but multidrug therapy reduces mycobacterial colony counts in blood. Mycobacterial colony counts are a measure of the degree of infection.
Symptoms improve with treatment, especially reduction of fever.
Side effects Amikacin can cause kidney problems. Dose limiting toxicity usually occurs after a month. A new less toxic form is being studied. Safety of this drug if you are pregnant or breast feeding has not been established. A side effect of amikacin can be hearing loss.