2. Patient Profile
• 72yr old Female
• Resident of Arvi, rural village in Central India
• BMI- 19kg/m2
• Complaints of Cough with Mucoid expectoration since 3 week associated with
shortness of breath, Low grade fever , loss of appetite.
• Past History of Pulmonary Tuberculosis, 4 years back. took 6 months AKT
• No Co-morbidities
• Patient tested Negative for Sputum MTB CBNAAT, ZN staining revealed 2+ AFB
• started on Emperical AKT, sputum samples sent for NTM culture.
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5. • Culture Positive for NTM.
• Samples sent for species identification.
• Patient started on Macrolides.