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What Is The Treatment For Mac
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treatment fo MACI was treated for MAC with antibiotics, successfully, last summer. Since last October, when I had down to 10 CD4, I have started the therapy with AZT. Now I have 90-100 CD4 and all blood tests results very good and always improving. Unfortunately...
Response from Benjamin Young, M.D., Ph.D.
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Dido, thanks for your post.The most effective treatment for MAC is CD4 cells-- antibiotics are often required (as you've had). If you're still having severe symptoms, then continuing on HAART is critical, though it's entirely...
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Treatment for Suspected MACMy brother has had HIV for 12+ years. When he was diagnosed he had already been positive for 7... Read more »MAC TreatmentI developed a nasty case of MAC as a result of IRIS when I started my HAART. It has now been well... Read more »
Articles
Brief Update on the Treatment of Mycobacterium avium Complex (MAC Disease)Several recent studies have produced important information on the optimalmanagement of MAC disease in patients with HIV infection. Currently,clarithromycin at a dose of 500 mg twice daily is the cornerstone of therapy,though azithromycin at a dose... Read more »
7,000 Gay Men Help Study AIDSLaunched in 1984 before there was a test for HIV, the Multicenter AIDS Study (MACS) began seeking gay men to participate in a study of this new disease. Since then, more than 7,000 men who have sex with men (MSM) recruited from four MACS cities have... Read more »
You Can Prevent MAC (Disseminated Mycobacterium Avium Complex Disease)What is Mycobacterium avium complex disease? Can children get MAC disease? What are the symptoms of MAC disease? How is MAC disease diagnosed? How do people get MAC disease? How can I avoid MAC disease? When should I get treatment to... Read more »
Mycobacterium Avium Complex (MAC)Table of Contents Introduction Cause Symptoms Diagnosis Treatments Side Effects Drug Interactions Cytokines Prevention Stopping Preventive Therapy Maintenance Therapy Children Pregnancy The Bottom Line 1999 Public Health Service... Read more »
Connect With Others
MAC IV Therapy
Posted by Anonymous, 1 Reply
I'm thinking of stopping IV therapy for MAC....can anyone tell me if they've done that...and if so.....did you feel better or worse without the meds? My CD4+ cell count is still below 50.....the meds make me feel so awful I have to wonder if the MAC...
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MAC. & low cd-4
Posted by danni, 3 Replies
i am terrified, i just learned that i have mac. my viral load is 87,000, my cd-4; only 14. my doc. did start meds for me, but i can't get past the fear that it's too late. with my blood counts, is mac, a sure death sentence? i appreciate any...
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Mycobacterium Avium Complex (MAC)
Posted by Anonymous
Good day! I just found out that I have some bacteria in my blood. I'm low with t4cell at 1 so my doctor says that I have MAC. I wanted to know if anyone has experience this and has anyone gotten better. This could explain my many symptoms...
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MAC Therapy and Thank you's
Posted by EMDD
Thank you all for your kind words and encouragment....I made the leap and stopped MAC therapy....3 days and counting....I feel so much more like my old self....I was beginning to think I never would again.....life is good....my best advice is to do...
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