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MAC & Bronchiectasis | Last Active: May 24 9:10pm | Replies (49)
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@margiel17 A lung x-ray can detect the probability of an infection in your lungs, and another lung condition called Bronchiectasis, which people with Asthma may develop.
These are visible on a clear x-ray and once identified, a CT-scan is often ordered to clarify the extent of involvement. MAC infections have some specific characteristics, but it requires a sputum culture to find out if it is MAC & which one, and whether you may also have its ugly companions Pseudomonas or Aspergillosis.
Note: MAC cultures take 6-8 weeks to grow and allow testing to see which antibiotics your strain responds to.