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Sputum tests: Problems producing enough sputum
MAC & Bronchiectasis | Last Active: Aug 22, 2021 | Replies (51)Comment receiving replies
Wow! I never heard of sending them to the Department of Health lab first. I usually overnight mine to National Jewish. Where do you live? I did not realize TB was even much of an issue anymore.
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@pop55 Just out of curiosity, how do you overnight yours directly to National Jewish? Do you have to have a prescription from a doctor to do that? Mine are done at my hospital here locally but I would love to know how to get my samples to NJH instead. I'm in SC. Nan
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I'm in Minnesota - my clinic handles it for me. My county has a large immigrant population as well as a DHS detention center in our jail, so a lot of TB. It always needs to be ruled out first, otherwise it would probably go to NJH immediately.
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