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Sputum Culture- What does AFB Smear Positive mean?

MAC & Bronchiectasis | Last Active: Jun 23 6:32am | Replies (34)
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@margiel17 Yes, chronic infection makes my ferritin level and iron level low. They said it is not a good idea to take iron pills as it helps make bacterial biofilms stronger 🙁

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Sue, Volunteer Mentor | @sueinmn | Jun 16 10:28pm

@sweethighland Can you tell me who "they" are? When I had low ferritin, I was temporarily prescribed an iron supplement, but stopped it as soon as my levels normalized.

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