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Suggest Medications For Infection On Leg And Finger

Posted on Tue, 21 Jul 2015

Question: I am 60 years old man.I am diabetic and high bp patient.with medicine it is under control.I got an infection on thumb finger on leg.I am looking for an antibiotic oral. Could you please advice.?

Answered by Dr. Divakara (1 hour later)

Brief Answer:
It depends on the severity of the infection.

Detailed Answer:
HI

Greetings from Dr.Divakara.P
Thanks for posting your query.

Well see it requires personal examination to decide whether your infection can be treated with only oral antibiotics or any dressing with cleaning of wound or any drainage of pus is required .

Hence I would recommend you to consult your doctor and let him decide what needs to be done.

In my practise I prescribe Augmentin duo for my patients but if the infection is severe I prescribe Linezolid. Also I do a test called Pus culture sensitivity if there is any pus in the wound and I recommend the same to you.

Hope this information was useful to you.
Any clarifications feel free to ask.

Regards.

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Neel Kudchadkar

Follow up: Dr. Divakara (13 hours later)

It is just as a crack. 6 days are over.No puss formation.looking reddish.Finger is little swollen.Doing dressing regularly.Hope an internal oral antibiotics may help a fast recovery before it become a serious turning.Is ampicillin in take helpful?

Answered by Dr. Divakara (2 hours later)

Brief Answer:
Augmentin is preferred.

Detailed Answer:
HI

Thanks for the information. More than Ampicillin I would prefer Augmentin Duo. Kindly get a prescription from your doctor and start taking .

Regards.

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Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar