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Considering treatment for M. Abscessus

MAC & Bronchiectasis | Last Active: Nov 8 11:21am | Replies (40)
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@marciag1630

Why do you have to go on the drugs for abscessus if you go on Arikayce? My understanding is that Arikayce is standard protocol for refractory MAC along with the Big 3 antibiotics.

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Sue, Volunteer Mentor | @sueinmn | Oct 18 9:29pm

Because Arikayce is additive, it is prescribed in addition to the other antibiotics that sensitivity testing has shown to be most effective for your specific infection. It has not been shown effective against mycobacteria when used alone.

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sherrig | @sherrig | Oct 21 6:24am

I have tried 2x to answer this and my post seems to vanish. Arikayce can be used to treat Abscessus but cannot be used as the only treatment. So since I have MAC and Abscessus, if you add Arikayce to treat the MAC, you must add additional antibiotic treatments for the Abscessus. Abscessus reponds to different antibiotics than MAC.

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