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Mycobacterium abscessus and ARIKAYCE

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My Abscessus did not show up in my sputum sample only by Bronchoscopy. My colony count is low and I have no symptoms so they are not treating yet. I still use Levalbuterol, nebulize Sodium Chloride 7% and use vest twice daily.

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fdixon63 | @fdixon63 | Dec 8 1:59pm

Hi tconz. I've begun getting abscessus in my sputum. We're waiting on the most recent one to finalize results. My pulmo said if it shows positive for abscessus he will start treatment. No results for MAC or abscessus ever show colony count. I can ask him when I see him in a couple of weeks but wondering how you get that information rather than just positive or negative. Thanks.

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