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Do I Need to Isolate with Pseudomonas

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@irenea8

The only "retest" that I am aware of is a CT scan that I have scheduled for November 10, 2025. Then I meet with the pulmonologist on November 20, 2025. I don't think the scan can show bacterial strains. I think I need another laboratory test for that. I will ask the doctor that on the 20th. I don't want another bronchoscopy right now, so I hope my sputum will be sufficient for a lab test, which I sort of doubt it will due to the very small amount of clear/white fluid that comes up. I assume the CT scan just shows signs of infection like nodules, inflammation, and abscesses which, in my case, could perhaps be caused by either the Pseudomonas A or the Mycobacterium Intracellular. As you have probably already concluded by now, I really don't know what I am talking about. 🙃😄 Thanks for the tip on the Tobramycin!

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Oh so no sputum for testing? You would need a sputum test to see if the Pseudo is gone. But if you have none to produce that is a very good sign. I have tons every day which is common with Pseudomonas. And the sputum test is a specific test for Pseudomonas.