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Can anyone give me tips on collecting a sputum sample for culture

MAC & Bronchiectasis | Last Active: Nov 19 7:46am | Replies (26)
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@km6 Not trying to be a know it all, but it's my understanding that activated carbon filters can harbor and actually encourage MAC growth. There is definitely research on this so please look it up. If anyone else here can site or link to that, please do. Maybe @sueinmn?

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Elaine | @laneyk | Nov 17 4:15pm

@linda1334 I will look up, but where do you get carbon filters? Or come in contact with them?

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