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Suggest Treatment For Proteus Mirabilis

hello my fiance'e in ghana fell and cut her leg on a cement block,about 4inches long and to the bone on her ankle and leg. she whs told to let it heal on it's own. this has been a year ago and it is still open some, a little swelling, and red and tinder and paining. she is now told she have proteus mirabilis in the wound in her leg. and the medicine she is given is not helping. she is 31 years old what can she do to heal this leg wound? thank you!
Wed, 24 Jun 2015
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If the wound originally was all the way to the bone, I have to wonder if the bone also wasn't injured and the reason the wound is not healing is because there is infection in the bone itself. Proteus mirabilis can sometimes be a difficult bacterium to treat. If they have identified it in cultures from the wound, they should also have tested it to see what antibiotics it's susceptible to. She might need to be on antibiotics for weeks to months if infection is in the bone. At this point, she should get more evaluation of the wound and x-rays of the bone etc to see if the infection is deep. If it is in the bone or in an abscess, then further treatment including surgery to clean out the infection might be necessary. Hope this helps.
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Suggest Treatment For Proteus Mirabilis

If the wound originally was all the way to the bone, I have to wonder if the bone also wasn t injured and the reason the wound is not healing is because there is infection in the bone itself. Proteus mirabilis can sometimes be a difficult bacterium to treat. If they have identified it in cultures from the wound, they should also have tested it to see what antibiotics it s susceptible to. She might need to be on antibiotics for weeks to months if infection is in the bone. At this point, she should get more evaluation of the wound and x-rays of the bone etc to see if the infection is deep. If it is in the bone or in an abscess, then further treatment including surgery to clean out the infection might be necessary. Hope this helps.