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Can I send sputum to NJH if not their patient?

MAC & Bronchiectasis | Last Active: Feb 5 9:57am | Replies (7)
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Mayo's lab does do testing for other clinics. Not sure about individuals. I would check with your provider and ask if he is willing to send specimens to Mayo Laboratories. I am sure there is some logistics for shipping and billing.

General info: https://www.mayocliniclabs.com/

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fdixon63 | @fdixon63 | Feb 4 2:00pm

Hi Laurie. Thanks for your post. I searched the Mayo lab "catalog" of tests but could not find NTM. The had mycobacterium tuberculosis but not nontuberculosis M. If anyone else can confirm that Mayo will test for it, let me know. As I said in my original post, I've discussed sending sputum to NJH with my pulm doc but he did not seem to want to go that route. I'll press him on next visit. Thanks.

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