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How Long Does Sepsis Take To Get Cured?
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Wed, 3 Sep 2014
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Question : How long does it take to recover from sepsis? I am recovering from sepsis.
Brief Answer:
Depends on infection and treatment offered.
Detailed Answer:
Hello there ,
Nice to meet you ,
The recovery period in sepsis depends upon the virulence of infective pathogen and treatment offered against it.
So, it varies from few days to months. I could be more precise if you explain which drugs and infective organisms are involved. This will be available in your prescription and culture sensitivity(Culture and sensitivity is an very good tool in effective management and early recovery).
So follow up with the information, which makes me to aid you better.
Take care.
Depends on infection and treatment offered.
Detailed Answer:
Hello there ,
Nice to meet you ,
The recovery period in sepsis depends upon the virulence of infective pathogen and treatment offered against it.
So, it varies from few days to months. I could be more precise if you explain which drugs and infective organisms are involved. This will be available in your prescription and culture sensitivity(Culture and sensitivity is an very good tool in effective management and early recovery).
So follow up with the information, which makes me to aid you better.
Take care.
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Vinay Bhardwaj
CT SCAN AS STOMACH. WHILE IN HOSPITAL WAS ON ANTIBIOTICS. TWO THAT I CONTINUED WITH AT HOME WERE AMOXICILLIN-CLAVULANATE AND METRONIDAZOLE. TOOK EACH FOR 7 DAYS EVERY 12 HOURS.
Brief Answer:
As follows,
Detailed Answer:
Hello,
Welcome back,
Thanks for your information,
The drugs you have been started acts on both aerobic and anaerobic bacteria and has wide spectrum of anti-bacterial action.
Most of the infections subsides with this antibiotics within the period of 7 days. If you still had symptoms like temperature, mild analgesics like Tylenol can be used along with this antibiotics.
As I said already, doing culture and sensitivity is advised for appropriate treatment. Do have a word about this with your treating physician.
Hope helped you,
Feel free to contact me again anytime for any other clarifications to my personal URL bit.ly/Dr_surendiran_gaj
Take care.
As follows,
Detailed Answer:
Hello,
Welcome back,
Thanks for your information,
The drugs you have been started acts on both aerobic and anaerobic bacteria and has wide spectrum of anti-bacterial action.
Most of the infections subsides with this antibiotics within the period of 7 days. If you still had symptoms like temperature, mild analgesics like Tylenol can be used along with this antibiotics.
As I said already, doing culture and sensitivity is advised for appropriate treatment. Do have a word about this with your treating physician.
Hope helped you,
Feel free to contact me again anytime for any other clarifications to my personal URL bit.ly/Dr_surendiran_gaj
Take care.
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Vinay Bhardwaj
Thanks for your reply
Brief Answer:
welcome back
Detailed Answer:
Hello,
You are Welcomed,Happy to help you in future.
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D o follow up for further queries, or you can write directly to my personal URL bit.ly/Dr_surendiran_gaj
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welcome back
Detailed Answer:
Hello,
You are Welcomed,Happy to help you in future.
Kindly rate the answer if you are satisfied.
D o follow up for further queries, or you can write directly to my personal URL bit.ly/Dr_surendiran_gaj
Take care.
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