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3 months after ending big 3 after 18 months - Mac seems to be back
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@sueinmn I was diagnosed with MAC two years ago when they found nodules in my lungs. They took biopsies, and they determined it was Mac. I was referred to an Infectious disease doctor, and we were watching it when I began to get a series of pneumonia. I would get the infection and antibiotics would cure it. I am currently on Hizentra and my pulmonary doctor monitors the pneumonia which she says are caused by pseudomonas. Are they the same thing as MAC? I am having issues with my breathing, and from my past experience it seems like MAC. I don’t know who to call or really what to do. The symptoms are just exhaustion and catching my breath. I have had night sweats. But only once this past month. Has anyone had this happen to them, and if so what did they do? The exhaustion is interfering with my life
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@annasill Pseudomonas is a different infection than MAC, and responds to different antibiotics.
The treatment typically is also shorter in duration, but it can sometimes take several tries to get the right drug.
Pseudomonas is identified the same way as MAC, from a sputum culture, but the results typically only take a week or two.
Hizentra is not an antibiotic, so will not cure an infection you already have. It is an immuno-globulin therapy meant to strengthen your immune system to prevent future infections.
When you are treated for pneumonia, does the doctor do a culture to determine exactly wat infection to treat?
do they do another culture after treatment to see if the infection is gone?