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What Is The Treatment For Klebsiella Pneumoniae?

My father aged 75 years had klebsiella pneumoniae, only senstivie colistin treated, but reoccured, and this time sensitive and given INVANZ , after 7 days again re occoured >100,000 counts in culture, doctor given faronem 200, please suggest further, using so much antibiotic any bad ? what to do now to cure this
posted on Sat, 15 Mar 2014
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Hello dear,

Thank you for your contact to health care magic.

I read and understand your concern.

I am Dr Arun Tank answering your concern.

Klebsiella are some what resistant to the routinely prescribed drugs because of its thick mucoid cell wall they form a bunch of organisms which are not penetrable to the antibiotics.

I suggest you to take the antibiotics as shown in the sensitivity reports. Once the complete treatment taken it won't recurr.

Please drink lots of water as much as you can drink. It helps to flush out the bacteria from the urinary tracts.

Urine alkaliner can also be used to treat the UTI .

Please maintain good hygiene it will treats you as well as prevents further future infection.


I will be happy to answer your further concern on bit.ly/DrArun.

Thank you,
Dr Arun Tank
Infectious diseases specialist,
HCM.
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What Is The Treatment For Klebsiella Pneumoniae?

Hello dear, Thank you for your contact to health care magic. I read and understand your concern. I am Dr Arun Tank answering your concern. Klebsiella are some what resistant to the routinely prescribed drugs because of its thick mucoid cell wall they form a bunch of organisms which are not penetrable to the antibiotics. I suggest you to take the antibiotics as shown in the sensitivity reports. Once the complete treatment taken it won t recurr. Please drink lots of water as much as you can drink. It helps to flush out the bacteria from the urinary tracts. Urine alkaliner can also be used to treat the UTI . Please maintain good hygiene it will treats you as well as prevents further future infection. I will be happy to answer your further concern on bit.ly/DrArun. Thank you, Dr Arun Tank Infectious diseases specialist, HCM.