Is Clindamycin Effective At Treating Testicle Infection?

Posted on Thu, 7 Sep 2017

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Thu, 7 Sep 2017 Answered on

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Question : Can clinfamycin Hcl be used to treat testicle infection.

Answered by Dr. Dr. Michelle Gibson (20 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
not commonly used, reserved for serious infection

Detailed Answer:
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Clindamycin is normally reserved for serious infection mainly in persons who are allergic to other antibiotics such as penicillin.
It is not usually used for infections involving the testicles.

There is a risk of severe colitis (infection/inflammation) of the colon with this antibiotic and this is the reason that it is used only if there are no other options that would effectively treat.

Medications such as levofloxacin, ofloxacin, doxycycline, ceftriaxone-- are more commonly used

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