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Suggest Treatment For Bladder Infection Of Enterococcus Faecalis After Using Urinary Catheter
Question: I contracted a bladder infection of Enterococcus faecalis after being in hospital and having had urinary catheters. It was positively cultured and prescribed Augmentin, 1.5gm p/d for 10 days. After 2 months the infection returned worse than before, I was prescribed 10 days 1.5gm p/day Amoxicillin. (only nitrofurantoin and amoxicillin were ever checked for sensitivity). Infection returned worse in 5 days after end of course, but could no longer be cultured in urine (the second positive culture took 48 hours to grow). Specialist refused more treatment with no culture. After 12 months of continuing significant bladder pain, the pain has spread to the flanks, backs of knees, back and left chest with pain and acute muscle weakness. Now I have excruciating frontal genital pain, both sides and rising.
No medical professional will offer treatment without positive urinalysis.
I am taking 3 x 200gm ibuprofen and 5gm VitC per day which has slowed progression.
What else can I do?
How do I get our medical system to properly manage this condition?
No medical professional will offer treatment without positive urinalysis.
I am taking 3 x 200gm ibuprofen and 5gm VitC per day which has slowed progression.
What else can I do?
How do I get our medical system to properly manage this condition?
Brief Answer:
Please provide information...
Detailed Answer:
Hello,
I understand your concern.
I am Dr. Arun Tank, infectious disease specialist, answering your concern.
Bladder infection with the enterococci is very serious in nature, the reason is only a few antibiotics is available to treat bladder infection.
The previous treatment given to you was right and appropriate.
Further treatment can only be possible if the positive urine culture with sensitivity was received from the microbiology department.
Please upload all the related documents here to help you further. Please upload all the sensitivity reports previously tested and documents related to treatment taken. This documents will help me to help you in better way.
I will be happy to answer your further concern you can contact me here or you can contact me on bit.ly/DrArun
We wish you a best health at healthcare magic.
Thank you,
Dr. Arun Tank
Please provide information...
Detailed Answer:
Hello,
I understand your concern.
I am Dr. Arun Tank, infectious disease specialist, answering your concern.
Bladder infection with the enterococci is very serious in nature, the reason is only a few antibiotics is available to treat bladder infection.
The previous treatment given to you was right and appropriate.
Further treatment can only be possible if the positive urine culture with sensitivity was received from the microbiology department.
Please upload all the related documents here to help you further. Please upload all the sensitivity reports previously tested and documents related to treatment taken. This documents will help me to help you in better way.
I will be happy to answer your further concern you can contact me here or you can contact me on bit.ly/DrArun
We wish you a best health at healthcare magic.
Thank you,
Dr. Arun Tank
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