My results on sputum from Bronchoscopy done October 2, 2020...were given to my pulmo & id docs in FEBRUARY 2021. I had given up figured some lab rat (overwhelmed during covid pandemic) dropped, lost, or flushed my sputum culture inadvertently. My docs were diligent in requesting the lab (somewhere in Texas) to give the sensitivity results...the AFB came back lighting quick so they knew I had MAC...it was the sensitivity that was the hold up. End of story was...in February they find out that I have 2 species of Avium camped out in my lungs. Lucky for me..they are not resistant to Azithromycin...so I continue on the 3 drugs. Four months is a long time to wait...now I’m curious about PCR...will ask my docs next time they culture my sputum. Not looking forward to that because I am totally bone dry...have no idea how they propose to get another sample other than by Bronchoscopy.
Best wishes for all of us.
Regina