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Bronchiectasis and lung infection
MAC & Bronchiectasis | Last Active: Sep 10 9:51am | Replies (56)Comment receiving replies
I have read that some pulmonologists don’t use sputum tests very often. Based on experience and what I’ve read from people on this Mayo Clinic site, that probably isn’t a good protocol. Thankfully my pulmonologist tests.
You’d think that sputum tests would be used to determine or verify hunches when there are serious exacerbations.
Shouldn’t antibiotics be targeted to the specific bacteria for best outcomes if we’re going to take them to avoid further lung damage and avoid misuse of unnecessary antibiotics?
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“Shouldn’t antibiotics be targeted to the specific bacteria for best outcomes if we’re going to take them to avoid further lung damage and avoid misuse of unnecessary antibiotics?”
That’s my pulmonologist at Penn’s bronchiectasis clinic’s method. He gives me a cup and has a standing order for a culture in case my sputum changes color, increases in volume or if I feel sick with fevers, increase in coughing, etc.