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We can all hope that the new AI technology that is being developed will be used to develop new antibiotics to treat bacteria & NTMs. More research is needed to understand how Bronchiectasis develops. I’m seeing more recent scholarly articles indicating that repeated infections can cause Bronchiectasis. All the more reason Physicians should pay more attention to colour and viscosity or the consistency of phlegm and order sputum tests for patients before referring to pulmonologist or respiratory specialists.
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Physicians need to pay more attention to patients complaints of persistent cough and fevers. Basic stuff. 😀
If I hadn’t had an x-ray for back pain that noted nodules, I’d probably still be coughing my lungs out. It was ordered by Urgent Care, not primary doc.
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You may be on the right track regarding AI - I think that using it for modelling various scenarios, based on patient records and would be an ideal application.
Another thing I think needs serious research is targeted delivery of antibiotics. When infection settles deep in the lungs or other tissue, we need some kind of nano-tech to deliver the antibiotic directly to the affected tissue.
If I was younger, I might go back to school - but I enjoy retirement too much. 😉