I have one "specialist saying I have tb and was treated for it whilst
another told me to stop treatment. I have since had the opinion of another
who says the first is correct
"Larry Farrell" <farrlarr at isu.edu> wrote in message
news:3E18B803.FA5F4E79 at isu.edu...
> auntie_biotic wrote:
>> > From a sputum sample described as "Normal Upper Respiratory tract
flora".
> > AFB was not seen.
> > The sample was cultured for TB
> > Declared negative after 4 weeks.
> > One month later the same sample was noted to have a microbacterium s.p.
> > After being sent for identification and culture sensitivity it was
reported
> > some 5 weeks later as:
> > "M. Chelonae Common Environmental saprophyte
> > END REPORT."
> >
> > The patient is HIV negative
> > I would like to ask the following
> > 1. From this sample can it be said that there is evidence of
> > microbacterium infection?
> > 2. Was M. Chelonae cultured or was it already present in the sample?
> > 3. Has a TB organism been cultured?
> > 4. Is M. Chelonae in this setting a cause of TB?
> >
> > A very genuine enquiry
> >
> > --
> > auntie_biotic
> > http://www.tbandu.co.uk>> You would be much better advised to raise these questions with your health
care
> provider. After all, *anyone* can post on newsgroups, whether they know
> anything about the topic or not.
>>> --
> Larry D. Farrell, Ph.D.
> Professor of Microbiology
> Idaho State University
>>
