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Here is my favorite new(ish) article.
https://publications.ersnet.org/content/errev/33/173/240058?ctkey=shareline
If you are able to wade through all the medical terminology, the conclusion is that more effort must be made to determine who is "infected" at a clinical level requiring antibiotic therapy rather than at an incidental level.,
New treatment guidelines are due to be published in the first quarter of 2025 that will have more clear guidance on when to treat and when to use conservative management. Watch for it here!
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Yes, thanks again and again Sue for and from all of us for your time, research and posts. Great..."favorite new(ish) article."
Barbara
So NTM can be the cause or result of bronchiectasis? That is really eye opened.
If the cause/effect is not clear, even if surgery removed the bronchiectasis, NTM may come back eventually and cause bronchiectasis.
Great find! I also like that it is authored by experts other than the ones we see most frequently. Hopefully, NTM/MAC and bronchiectasis are gaining traction in the international community.
Sue,
Have the new guidelines come out yet? Can you post them here or give a link to find them?
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Although I did wade through all of details of the article, I read most of it. I look forward to see the new published Treatment Guidelines. Perhaps it will give more clarification for all of us and our various physicians.