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Suggest Medication For Chest Infection In A COPD Patient

Hi Doctor, My father is a COPD patient and is hospitalized since last 9 days, right now on ventilator in ICU. The doctor says that he is having sever chest infection because TLC/DLC count varies from 12000-16000. Right now they are providing him some antibiotics like MEROPENEM 1GM (2-4 quantities) daily but still the infection is not controlled, can you please suggest some very effective medicine which can be easily available. I am from Delhi, India. Thanks.
Tue, 26 Apr 2016
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Hi & Welcome.
I can understand your concern for your beloved father.
He seems to be suffering from hospital acquired or nosocomial pneumonia and the prescribed antibiotic Meropenem appears to be not effective in eradicating the infection. To select the most appropriate antibiotic his blood or sputum should be tested for culture and sensitivity. Based on the result he needs to be given the most sensitive antibiotics like Linezolid or Cefipime which are most sensitive antibiotics to eradicate the hospital acquired chest infection associated with ventilator.
Hope the advice would be useful in getting him treated with proper antibiotic.
Best wishes.
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Suggest Medication For Chest Infection In A COPD Patient

Hi & Welcome. I can understand your concern for your beloved father. He seems to be suffering from hospital acquired or nosocomial pneumonia and the prescribed antibiotic Meropenem appears to be not effective in eradicating the infection. To select the most appropriate antibiotic his blood or sputum should be tested for culture and sensitivity. Based on the result he needs to be given the most sensitive antibiotics like Linezolid or Cefipime which are most sensitive antibiotics to eradicate the hospital acquired chest infection associated with ventilator. Hope the advice would be useful in getting him treated with proper antibiotic. Best wishes.