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Mucociliary Escalator: What is your airway clearance routine?

MAC & Bronchiectasis | Last Active: Oct 29, 2023 | Replies (50)
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@sweethighland

Thank you so much Sue. I'm learning a lot from you. I will try and do that. The culture result I get is always "light growth" or "scant growth" , "no acid AFB in 6 weeks". Never about species differentiation, colony counts and medications sensitivities. At the clinic, my doctor can see all these but I cannot see them in my portal.

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Sue, Volunteer Mentor | @sueinmn | Oct 19, 2023

Well, that is probably good news and explains your lack of further info - No AFB at 6 weeks means the culture did not grow any NTM. The scant or light growth on the slide was likely from your mouth, fingers, the air or lab contamination.
Do you know for sure that you currently have MAC/ NTM from a positive culture or is it just suspected?
Sue

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