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Is drinking tap water safe, or should I boil it for 10 minutes?
MAC & Bronchiectasis | Last Active: Mar 15 7:34am | Replies (11)Comment receiving replies
You can use a Britta or get a filter for your kitchen faucet which I have so I use filtered water for everything . I’m in an Assisted Living facility and last year there was a breakout of Legionella .. 6 residents went to the Hospital with Pneumonia and one passed…(he was 103 yrs old ) . One of my Doctors said where there is Zlegionelka there is Pseudomonas .. last year I had 4 infections Pseudomonas was found through cultures …right now I’m back on IV as I
Had a sinus infection and a culture done and Pseudomonas found again.
Does anyone know for sure Pseudomonas csn be tied to Legionella ? Thank
you . Kay Bastasini
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@kaybast So sorry this is a concern for you and others.
I, trying to be proactive, when I call around to research community living facilities I want to know many things about the water system and the heating /cooling systems of the facility due to what I have learned, and especially after being diagnosed with BE.
Years ago due to the water based heating system in an apartment community, I worked in the office, I came down with Legionella and hospitalized with 24/7 liquid antibiotics. Also at that same time I had Mycoplasma Pneumonia due to a heating system filter not having been changed out in a timely fashion.
So as you realize as I type this, yes I survived them.
That was 38 years ago, and my BE diagnosed in 2022.
We have to be aware of so many things and do what we can to when we can.
Barbara
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@kaybast The issue is the existence of biofilms which support the growth of Legionella, Pseudomonas and NTM, all of them can coexist in the right environment, but one does not necessarily cause or "promote" development of the other.
Depending upon the size of your facility, and how water is delivered. the risks can be higher than in normal household water supplies.
There are effective treatments (monochloramine is one) for reducing them, if the facility has the capacity to do so.
In the meantime, can you filter your water with a LifeStraw pitcher, or stick to drinking bottled spring water to reduce your risk? Also, if you have reflux (GERD), treating it can reduce the amount of aspiration of stomach contents to your lungs, which will also reduce infection risk.