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Replies to "Since a bronchoscopy on Tuesday, I have been told that the cultures are clear, but the..."
@lnduh66, not sure what you mean by "fungi check for MAC'. MAC infections are caused by mycobacterium which are killed by antibiotics. Fungal infections are caused by fungi and are treated by anti-fungals.
If you had your bronchoscopy on Tuesday, it would take 6 weeks minimum to grow enough culture and speciate MAC bacteria (unless you're going through NJH). Not sure exactly how long the fungal cultures take, but certainly no more than 8 weeks.