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Anybody have mycobacterium paraense or other types of ntb mycobacteri?

MAC & Bronchiectasis | Last Active: Jun 13 11:33am | Replies (16)
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Our pulmonologist is great. However the ID specialist we saw basically said she has never seen this it’s rare, she believes the lab results were contaminated and chalked it up to him having RSV at 3 months even though none of this started around 12-13 months

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Sue, Volunteer Mentor | @sueinmn | Jun 12 1:03pm

I would not discount the issues he is having now as having originated from the RSV. My daughter, and ER nurse, has always stressed that RSV is one of those "bugs" that can cause silent damage and show its effects later. My grandsons (now 5 & 8) had it several times, one had his adenoids removed and now has asthma, both are very susceptible to every respiratory bug that comes along, and usually end up with bronchitis or pneumonia.

As for the M. paraense, and every other unusual species, my ID doc doesn't believe they are true infections unless they show up in two or more sputum cultures separated by a month or more. Otherwise, they can be the result of contamination, or a "chimera" - a temporary presence in the nasal passages or airways.

Is your son showing symptoms of active lung infection at this time?

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