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Replies to "Hello @heathert my sputum culture is growing MAC again after being free from it for 7..."
@jasmine321 those nasty MAC bugs keep coming back, 7 years is great without them growing. I was told that liposomal had way less side effects than IV. It will be interesting to see what your dr says.
@jasmine321 ....I am curious what criteria your pulmonologist uses to start treatment for NTM. Because my local ID doctors would have rushed to put me on the triple antibiotic meds with one positive culture, my ID doc at NJH saw no indication for treatment. I asked her what I should say to local docs. She said the gold standard to consider Rx is 2 positive sputum cultures and CT scan showing bronchiectasis. Tdrell44