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MAC & Bronchiectasis | Last Active: Jul 1, 2021 | Replies (83)Comment receiving replies
@heathert Good point. I didn't have a chance to look further into the two super bugs that Terri listed in her posting when I first read it. Now that you have mentioned it, I did more reading. Now it's getting scary. When I first learned that the bacteria that cause MAC do not coexist with the bacteria that produce pink slime, I was relieved. But now it seems that we could be getting both into our body and one or both could become lethal. It seems to me that both of these are ubiquitous. It is probably impossible to avoid coming in contact with them.
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@heathert Yes, can't wait to hear what Terri brings back to us on this topic.
Heathert and Ling123 and all,,,,be thinking of questions for the "experts" and sending to me....we have two months to go...last year they had a panel of the speakers and we could ask our questions and they would decide who had the expertise to answer. I asked if they could ever envision having any type of vaccine to protect the vulnerable from NTM....Dr Daley of NJH said NO.....like it was impossible....hours later l recalled that there is a type of protection for TB....NTM"s cousin....BCG....used in some other countries ...l believe at birth. I guess one of the differences though is that there are 171 minimum of the NTM bugs versus the tuberculosis mycobacterium. tdrell
Hi @tdrell, I have just posted about a pseud vaccine , have a read, and also about breaking down biofilms, all going on here in NZ only 1.5hrs away from me.
I will get some questions ready, thanks for thinking of all of us .Heather
Heathert....exciting ...reading what you wrote re vaccine for pseuodo !!! And about biofilms...will await at your convenience questions for workshop...we still have 2 months!!! Take care .tdrell.
@tdrell Terri, did you already add the new Nitric Oxide Treatment to your list?
Terri aka windwalker...thanks will add!!! Tdrell
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@ling123 Ling, the pink slime in your shower is not serratia marcescens, it is methylobactium. The first one is typically caught in hospital settings, not your shower.