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Is Cefuroxim For Treatment Of Post Operative Wound Infection?
Hello doc, Ive have a patient with a postoperative woundinfection (after a necrotectomy). The wound contains E.coli and proteus mirabilis micro-organisms. Is cefuroxim a good antibiotic to treath? The wound was necrotizing. I was wondering if the given antiobic is the right one?
Mon, 4 May 2015
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Thanks for posting your query.
Yes Cefuroxime is a good antibiotic and will cover E.Coli and P.mirabilis most of the time . But I would advise you to get a Wound Swab Culture Sensitivity test done which will tell which is the right antibiotic for your wound infection.
Kindly get this test done . But till you get the report you can start Cefuroxime as the report takes 3 days to come .
Hope this information was useful to you.
Any clarifications feel free to ask .
Thanks for posting your query.
Yes Cefuroxime is a good antibiotic and will cover E.Coli and P.mirabilis most of the time . But I would advise you to get a Wound Swab Culture Sensitivity test done which will tell which is the right antibiotic for your wound infection.
Kindly get this test done . But till you get the report you can start Cefuroxime as the report takes 3 days to come .
Hope this information was useful to you.
Any clarifications feel free to ask .
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