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Suggest Treatment For Bacterial Infection On Leg
after a car accident 4years,leg was very badly damaged,not broken but crushed,developed infection and and was never right,now has become very badly inflamed again with a black spot in the centre,I have been given Antibiotics but after 3days there is not much improvement.what should I do
Thu, 12 Feb 2015
Hello my friend
Thank you for your question on HCM
The best thing to do is to go again to your doctor so he can see your leg and to decide should he do tests or change the way of treatment,because:
For serious infections a doctor ,perform a blood culture, Gram stain, and culture of needle aspiration or punch biopsy specimens to pinpoint the etiology. Blood cultures are only positive in 5-15% of patients with cellulitis.Maybe is needed Aspiration of the pus.
So go to the doctor and show your leg
Hope this information is helpful to you
Best regards
Thank you for your question on HCM
The best thing to do is to go again to your doctor so he can see your leg and to decide should he do tests or change the way of treatment,because:
For serious infections a doctor ,perform a blood culture, Gram stain, and culture of needle aspiration or punch biopsy specimens to pinpoint the etiology. Blood cultures are only positive in 5-15% of patients with cellulitis.Maybe is needed Aspiration of the pus.
So go to the doctor and show your leg
Hope this information is helpful to you
Best regards
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