The 39 -year -old Ly in China has long had a chronic cough but the situation was not heavy, so she did not actively go to the doctor because she thought it was troublesome.However, recently, she suddenly coughed up blood and panicked so she immediately went to the doctor.
Ms. Ly was diagnosed with bronchodilator combined with bacterial infections.Considering carefully the image of Ms. Ly's chest CT, the doctor said that she did not get tuberculosis.After checking more sputum samples, it was determined that she was infected with Mycobacteria Avium.
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After 2 months of combined antibiotic treatment, transplanting Mycobacteria Avium in phlegm is also negative and the treatment is maintained for another year before stopping the medication.
But shortly after, Ms. Li began to cough again and continued to have blood in her sputum.She went to the doctor to take a chest CT and quickly transplanted Mycobacteria Avium in a sputum to determine the strain.It is still Mycobacteria Avium.
"Persevering for a year, why is it a relapse?", The doctor was both surprised and helpless.After asking carefully about Ms. Ly's living habits, the doctor discovered a detail.
Because Ms. Li was afraid of being cold, she liked to discharge hot water first for the heat to fill the bathroom before starting to bathe.At the same time, for more than 10 years, her shower has not been replaced, this is also the reason why she was infected with Mycobacteria Avium many times!
Mycobacteria Avium can grow in water without supplementing nutrients or at a temperature of 15 to 45 ° C and salinity from 0 to 2% of salt water.Therefore, it can last long in the pipe of the water supply system.Along with the dark and wet environment in the shower for a long time, the gas beads generated when bathing hot water will contain more bacteria if inhaled, especially for patients with immunodeficiency.fluid, can lead to lung infection.
The doctor reminds that people, people with poor immune functions must pay attention to small details in daily bathing, changing shower regularly, reducing shower time or switching to bathtubs to reduce inhaleThe aerobic must contain microorganisms and reduce the risk of infection.
Source and photo: Sohu