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Anyone have mycrobacterium lentiflavin?

MAC & Bronchiectasis | Last Active: Mar 27, 2023 | Replies (2)
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@squire123 Welcome to Mayo Connect. We have a large group of people living with mycobacteria infections active in our support group, but M. Lentiflavum was new to me, so I looked a little - here is one description:
https://www.ijidonline.com/article/S1201-9712(17)30313-2/fulltext
It appears to be very closely related MAC (M. Avium Complex) and appears to follow the same treatment regimen. so you can probably learn a lot by reading some of the discussions here.

I am very glad that your specimen is being tested by NJH and it will be interesting to hear their recommendation.

What led you to be tested in the first place?
Sue

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squire123 | @squire123 | Mar 27, 2023

For the last 2 yrs, had several bouts of severe bronchitis, which were treated with 2 antibiotics and prednisone. Add wheezing, a nebulizer, asthma meds, which did nothing. Pulmonary workup. Sputum sample in Dec had 4 different bacteria. Levaquin and Bactrum together to kill it. Then on to HD, and to JN.

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