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Suggest Treatment For An Infection In The Stomach
I've been having diahrea and nauseau for two weeks, they finally did a stool sample and found a heavy growth of pseudomonas fluorescens in my stool. They started me on Augmentin to clear up the bacteria....is this the correct antibiotic for me to be on?
Mon, 19 Oct 2015
Hi & Welcome.
I can understand your concern for the efficacy of Augmentin to treat Pseudomonas fluorescens.
The antibiotic Augmentin is not effective for the eradication of the Pseudomonas fluorescens infection because of the resistance produced by the bacteria.
Antibiotics like Ceftazidime with Ciprofloxcine are the drugs of choice to eradicate the Pseudomonal infection. Other drugs which are effective are Imipenem, & Aztreonam.
Hope this answers your query.
I can understand your concern for the efficacy of Augmentin to treat Pseudomonas fluorescens.
The antibiotic Augmentin is not effective for the eradication of the Pseudomonas fluorescens infection because of the resistance produced by the bacteria.
Antibiotics like Ceftazidime with Ciprofloxcine are the drugs of choice to eradicate the Pseudomonal infection. Other drugs which are effective are Imipenem, & Aztreonam.
Hope this answers your query.
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