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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
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I had my chat with Dr. Winthrop today and asked about the possible connection of Gordonia Otitidis with my sinus issues. He said no, that it's a bug that's around a lot, but doesn't do much to human beings. As it happens, about the time I posted the message above, my head cleared up and I've had much better nights, and less mucus in general. Dr. W said it was likely a virus that went into a bacterial infection and a round of antibiotics would have been helpful, "but you toughed it out." That's always a question for me, when should I call the doctor for help? I don't get fevers easily, or sick enough to stop walking and going on with my life. I'm pretty stoic, by nature, but definitely have times when I feel better and times when I feel worse. I'm just grateful for the better times and grateful that the worse ones aren't too bad.
Anna
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I'll be happy to share anything I learn and increase our group's knowledge base.
And to Sue's comment, I could not find much about it except that it was identified in an ear infection in a woman in Japan. Apparently in a lot more ear infections since then, hence "swimmer's ear."
Anna