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Mucociliary Escalator: What is your airway clearance routine?
MAC & Bronchiectasis | Last Active: Oct 29, 2023 | Replies (50)Comment receiving replies
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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Thank you Sue for explaining. I now understand lack of further info on Mychart. I do not have MAC/NTM but just Burkholderia cepecia that has colonized/infected since April 2021 and never went away. That buy is causing a lot of lungs issues and very hard to treat/eradicate. I coughed up a lot of blood (just like vomiting) in March and had to rush to ER, stayed in the hospital for 5 days from infection/flare up. CT in June stated chronic infection. I produce yellow/green mucus every day (2 tablespoon).