Reducing Exposure to Nontuberculous Mycobacteria (NTM)

Posted by Armando @bolso1, Sep 16, 2021

Please see the attached document prepared by Dr. Joseph O. Falkinham, III, a world authority on the management of NTM dispersion.

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Reducing Exposure to Nontuberculous Mycobacteria (Reducing-Exposure-to-Nontuberculous-Mycobacteria.pdf)

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heathert | @heathert | Sep 26, 2021

In reply to @ljfoo "Thank you. Lj" + (show)

That would be great.

Armando | @bolso1 | Sep 27, 2021

In reply to @bolso1 "Hi lora jo, I'm going to ask Dr Falkinham." + (show)

Hi lora jo,
Dr Falkinham replied that he is certainly interested in participating, so I guess the ball is now in your court to organize the event.
Armando

marthamac | @marthamac | Sep 27, 2021

I have just run across an article from June 2020, with Joe Falkinham as one of the authors. I don't know how to make a link, but the title is Physical Measures to Reduce Exposure to Tap Water–Associated Nontuberculous Mycobacteria, so you can google that to read the whole thing.

In it he reports a study that looked at different treatments for drinking water and how effective they were at eliminating MAC. They found 2 options that were extremely effective and should be easy to use when traveling:
1. LifeStraw Go - a water bottle with a straw connected to a double filter in the bottle. Just add water and drink through the straw. It takes a bit more of a strong suck than a water bottle without a filter, but totally worth it! And you can add ice without worrying!
2. SteriPEN Aqua UV Water Purifier Kit You can swirl this device in 1 liter of clear water for a minute and a half and all the NTM are gone. I'm going to use it on the distilled water I put in my cpap as well as for drinking water when traveling.

Both are available from our big online retailer as well as camping outlets. I am so excited to have some good alternatives to boiling!

marthamac | @marthamac | Sep 27, 2021

Can anyone provide a link to Dr. Gwen Huitt's recent talk on GERD?

Colleen Young, Connect Director | @colleenyoung | Sep 27, 2021

In reply to @marthamac "I have just run across an article from June 2020, with Joe Falkinham as one of..." + (show)

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- Physical Measures to Reduce Exposure to Tap Water–Associated Nontuberculous Mycobacteria (2020) https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpubh.2020.00190/full

lora jo | @ljfoo | Sep 27, 2021

In reply to @bolso1 "Hi lora jo, Dr Falkinham replied that he is certainly interested in participating, so I guess..." + (show)

Thanks Armando . I will be happy to organize this if you send me his contact info

Sue, Volunteer Mentor | @sueinmn | Sep 27, 2021

In reply to @marthamac "I have just run across an article from June 2020, with Joe Falkinham as one of..." + (show)

Hi Martha - The link for Dr Falkinham's article is at the top of this discussion in Armando's post.
Sue

marthamac | @marthamac | Sep 27, 2021

In reply to @sueinmn "Hi Martha - The link for Dr Falkinham's article is at the top of this discussion..." + (show)

Thanks, Sue. Armando’s link is to a more recent and more comprehensive article. Very useful! It does refer briefly to the 2 devices I mentioned, but they didn’t capture my attention until I saw the full study on them that can be found at the other title.