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Mycobacterium avium Feb 8, 2005 My husband has mycobacterium avium infection and for 6 months has been treated with a combination of Biaxin,Levaquin and Rifampin, there is no significant change in his overall health. Why is the medication not helping him? |
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 I can think of three important possibilities (there may well be others): 1. He is not on HAART. Despite being on good treatment for MAC, it will not get better unless the immune system improves, and this can only be done with HAART. Specifically, the CD4 count needs to rise above 100 and stay there for some time. This, in addition to the anti-MAC antibiotics, will probably do the trick... 2. The strain of MAC he is carrying is resistant to the antibiotics he is taking. This can be tested in the laboratory. 3. The diagnosis of MAC is either incomplete or incorrect. There is something else going on instead of (or in addition to) the MAC. | ||||||||
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