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Suggest Better Treatment For Pneumonia
My husband was on moxifloxacin 400mg tablets for 7 days for treatment for pneumonia. Last pill was this past Tuesday.4/28. He is still not feeling well. Is it possible that he needs more antibiotics or should we give it more time? He is do for another ex ray next Wednesday.
Fri, 31 Jul 2015
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Treating with moxifloxacin for 7 days is enough if pt doesn't have fever and cough is better. if fever is present or cough is not better than it requires to be treated with further antibiotics as per phlegm culture report for the organism grown in phlegm
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Treating with moxifloxacin for 7 days is enough if pt doesn't have fever and cough is better. if fever is present or cough is not better than it requires to be treated with further antibiotics as per phlegm culture report for the organism grown in phlegm
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