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MAC & Bronchiectasis | Last Active: Sep 10 9:51am | Replies (56)
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@sueinmn

It depends on what the pulmonologist orders (and codes) sputum test, sputum culture, colony count, sensitivity test...so they are the correct place to ask. Some state labs and NJH lab are set up to do colony counts; I understand most Quest labs are not - I don't know about others.

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blm1007blm1007 | @blm1007blm1007 | Aug 24 1:10pm

Sue - Not sure I understand "sputum culture, colony count, sensitivity test".
Does each test for something different
or
do they all indicate the extent and degree of an infection (MAI/MAC etc. etc.) but have different ways of expressing the results???
Barbara

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