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Recently diagnosed +1 Pseudomonas Aeruginosa

Posted by Patty57 @mountains1957, Nov 14, 2025

Good Evening Everyone,

I've done quite a bit of reading on this forum and the Mayo forum in re of the antibiotics for Pseudomonas Aeruginosa - Levaquin. Frankly it scares me. I also do not have any symptoms. I do airway clearance and lead an active life at 68yo.

I also tested positive for MAC this Fall, first sample so far.

I attend UNC Hospital, North Carolina, for my Bronchiectasis. My Doctor wanted me to start Levaquin now for 2 weeks. We had a conversation in which I could wait another couple of weeks and re-test before starting an antibiotic.

For those of you who have had low number PA test result, did you start the antibiotic or just waited to see if it would go away on its on and re-test?
Thank you,
Patty

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smc17 | @smc17 | Apr 30 3:44pm
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@smc17 thank you and lifting you up in prayer as well ! Prayer works !
Those four infections were all one after another last year. My ENT Dr took a culture and it came back as Psuedomonas . My white count was up and it was then that I was referred by my Pulmonologist, after he saw the culture report on “My Chart”, to Infectious disease Doctor who put me on IV antibiotic called Zosyn. After 14 days my white count came back to normal so the IV was pulled .
So this year in Feb I had routine check up with ENT Dr and he said it did not look good in my left maxillary so he took another culture and sure enough came back as Psuedomonas now colonized . So back on IV Zosyn for 21 days . The ENT Dr took another culture and it was no growth .
So probably last year the infections were treated however the bacteria was not eradicated . Recently I brought up a sputum and the lab report shows still the Psuedomonas however I have no symptoms , so no treatment .
I use Saline rinses as well and my ENT Dr says there is a rinse that has the antibiotics in it and next time with sinus infection he will put me on that . Maybe you could ask your Dr about that if you are prone to sinus infections as I am.
Take good care and don’t be afraid to reach out to your Doctor if you need help or to know something ! All the best , Kay B.

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@kaybast thank you for your prayers. My doctors are in pul.onary and ID . My primary not up to speed. My pulmonary andID Dr's seem too bust to find time. There isn't much around here . Im backing up my images and my reports and records to another hospital close by. Lining up a basic pulmonary there. Praying for all of us to live a full life and enjoy more than trying to find ways to keep this PA pushed down under. Keep in touch

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