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Experimental hot tub lung treatment announced.(mycobacterium avium)(Brief article)
A faster, more reliable treatment for hot tub lung soon may be available.
Called Klearsen Respiratory Inhalation Therapy, it may be the first nonantibiotic therapy specifically to remedy the aquatic affliction mycobacterium avium complex, or MAC.
"Based on the dramatic results we've been getting, it's hard to describe how important the therapy's impact will be," said Steven Frank, chief technical officer at Klearsen Corp. in Boulder, Colo.
Symptoms of MAC include shortness of breath, fatigue, wet cough, tightness in the chest and fever, according to the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, N.Y. It is usually contracted in moist environments such as hot tubs and indoor swimming pools.
The new treatment is based on an antimicrobial compound, KC-287. The compound is a liquid agent that is turned into a fine mist and inhaled through a nebulizer, similar to a nasal spray. The ...
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