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Suggest Treatment For Recurrent Infection

My mom is 103 years old and has dcef. This is the third bout she has had and has been put on flagyl 500 mg. this seems to be to strong of a medicine for her age. She has just gotten off a strong medicine 9days ago for this which was strong also. Seems to keep reoccuring
posted on Sat, 13 Sep 2014
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Hello ,

I understand your concern.

I am Dr. Arun Tank, infectious disease specialist, answering your concern.

If I am not wrong you are talking about c def and not d cef. C. difficile is the bacteria causing infection in the gut of the patient who is taking a antibiotics for long period.

C. def causes diarrhea in debilited patient like your mom.

Many a times bacteria present as commensal flora and not cause any symptoms but if the symptoms occurs than treatment is neccsary.

In the first step it is necessary to stop injudicious use of broad spectrum antibiotics.

You can take lactic acid bacilli spore under your doctors guidance. It helps the growth of the commensal bacteria which further stops the growth of C.difficile infection.

In severe cases you can take the Combination of Vancomycin and Metronidazole under your doctors guidance.

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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Suggest Treatment For Recurrent Infection

Hello , I understand your concern. I am Dr. Arun Tank, infectious disease specialist, answering your concern. If I am not wrong you are talking about c def and not d cef. C. difficile is the bacteria causing infection in the gut of the patient who is taking a antibiotics for long period. C. def causes diarrhea in debilited patient like your mom. Many a times bacteria present as commensal flora and not cause any symptoms but if the symptoms occurs than treatment is neccsary. In the first step it is necessary to stop injudicious use of broad spectrum antibiotics. You can take lactic acid bacilli spore under your doctors guidance. It helps the growth of the commensal bacteria which further stops the growth of C.difficile infection. In severe cases you can take the Combination of Vancomycin and Metronidazole under your doctors guidance. 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