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Suggest Treatment For Fever While Having Urinary Tract Infection
My mom who is 62 years old has been having UTI. She was strated on Norflox 400 2 days back.Her fever was around 100 degrees the next day but shot up at night to 104 degrees. Do you think we should change antibiotics or show to another doctor. I am really concerned since she has been having fever for last 5 days now.
Wed, 20 Dec 2017
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UTI is a common cause of fever with chills and rigors. Since she is already on antibiotics, urine culture will not yield positivity. In my opinion continue the antibiotic treatment for a weeks duration and then get urine routine microscopy tested. She would be relieved by then, in case infection persists go in for a urine culture after five days of stopping antibiotic and give the antibiotic which comes sensitive in that report.
UTI is a common cause of fever with chills and rigors. Since she is already on antibiotics, urine culture will not yield positivity. In my opinion continue the antibiotic treatment for a weeks duration and then get urine routine microscopy tested. She would be relieved by then, in case infection persists go in for a urine culture after five days of stopping antibiotic and give the antibiotic which comes sensitive in that report.
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