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Suggest Treatment For Persistent UTI In An Elderly Person

My father gone through UTI infection for last 4 months.His age is 73 years.We are continuing antibiotic(Collistin) injection for last 4 days and will continue it for seven days.After gave the injection for 4 days we have done the urine test and found R.B.C. 5-7 RBC/HPF and Pus cells 6-8 WBC/HPF other parameters are normal.His problem is even after completing the antibiotic course this UTI infection is again coming back within one month.How to prevent this?
Thu, 24 Dec 2015
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Hi,
Welcome to health care magic,

If your father is being treated for UTI with the help of antibiotics (collistin injection) for 7 days course then here is my comments on that.

It could be severe urinary tract infection (if your urine reports is showing plenty of pus cells).

Anyway,your father need to be detailed medical history and thoroughly clinical examination by a urologist to get ruled out any other kidney pathology or retrograde infection.

He might require antibiotics (quinolones specially levofloxacin in high dose or amixocillin with clavulanic acid) for full course for at least 15 days to combat urinary infection completely with other symptomatic treatment like pain killers,anti-inflammatory with syrup citralka 2TSF three times daily with plenty of water intake.

Better not to skip any medicines and preferably complete all the medications especially antibiotics for at lest 15 days.

However,it would be better to consult to urologist immediately and take complete course of treatment.

Regards,
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Suggest Treatment For Persistent UTI In An Elderly Person

Hi, Welcome to health care magic, If your father is being treated for UTI with the help of antibiotics (collistin injection) for 7 days course then here is my comments on that. It could be severe urinary tract infection (if your urine reports is showing plenty of pus cells). Anyway,your father need to be detailed medical history and thoroughly clinical examination by a urologist to get ruled out any other kidney pathology or retrograde infection. He might require antibiotics (quinolones specially levofloxacin in high dose or amixocillin with clavulanic acid) for full course for at least 15 days to combat urinary infection completely with other symptomatic treatment like pain killers,anti-inflammatory with syrup citralka 2TSF three times daily with plenty of water intake. Better not to skip any medicines and preferably complete all the medications especially antibiotics for at lest 15 days. However,it would be better to consult to urologist immediately and take complete course of treatment. Regards,