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Anna - that's an interesting finding, I believe it is one of the usual causes for "swimmer's ear" which is an outer ear infection. I'm curious about what the doctor will say.
Thank you, Anna. I wonder if the G. Otitidis was an early warning sign of a sinus infection?
I don't know how concerned to be about the G. Bronchialis. Reading the article Sue cited above raises the question of how - if at all - it will affect my MAC treatment and what antibiotics my doctor will prescribe. One article I read, https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC3811652/ said that G. Bronchialis takes 6 days to culture, so another question I'll have for my doctor is why it took the lab 42 days to identify it. I would also like to know if the lab did susceptibility testing. So many questions!
Good luck with your appointment with Dr. Winthrop. If you're comfortable with it, would you share if he says anything more about the Gordonia? Best,
Toni