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MAC & Bronchiectasis | Last Active: Jul 2, 2022 | Replies (8)
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Raney, ask Dr Despotes about sending samples. Many on this forum send theirs to National Jewish. As I understand it, your Wilmington hospital lab will not have the equipment to do the test properly, so taking sample there could be wasted effort.
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Thank you. I will ask her
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Most hospital & clinic labs have protocols for handling samples (blood, sputum, urine, etc) that they do not have the proper facilities, equipment or expertise to process. The sputum samples I provide to my local clinic lab are properly stabilized and prepared by them, then shipped to Mayo (previously they were sent to NJH, but the contract changed in 2022) for culturing. Perhaps that is what the Wilmington lab does? It seems @raney has been successfully using the process for a while.
Sue