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Suggest Treatment For Respiratory Failure In Baby

hi dr dinesh Its Dr Virender Verma Pediatric and Neonatal Intensivist Could you suggest me something for a 1 month old child admitted for 20 days with respiratory failure and not responding to any of the high yielding antibiotics viz meropenam, teicoplaning, linazolid, colistatin his pneumonia has been severely worsoned
Tue, 14 Jul 2015
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Hi dear,
I understand your concern, but in this case of antibiotic-resistant pneumonia, they need to perform throat or bronchial culture for flora and sensitivity to antibiotics, may be flora will sensitive to levofloxacin or gatifloxacin ,but we must be sure. If we have sensitivity then we can receive results. In addition, blood for Chlamydia,Mycoplasma pneumoniae, Cytomegalovirus should be checked .Also nebulisation is helpful and vibrational massage .
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Suggest Treatment For Respiratory Failure In Baby

Hi dear, I understand your concern, but in this case of antibiotic-resistant pneumonia, they need to perform throat or bronchial culture for flora and sensitivity to antibiotics, may be flora will sensitive to levofloxacin or gatifloxacin ,but we must be sure. If we have sensitivity then we can receive results. In addition, blood for Chlamydia,Mycoplasma pneumoniae, Cytomegalovirus should be checked .Also nebulisation is helpful and vibrational massage . Hope this answers your question. If you have additional questions or follow up questions then please do not hesitate in writing to us. I will be happy to answer your questions. Wishing your baby good health.