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What Causes Persistent Pneumonia Despite Taking Medications?

I took one of those tablets upon returning home from the hospital with a light case of pneumonia and I had some serious side effects and am still trying to recover. I came home from the hospital on Easter sunday. I only took one. My primary doctor gave me another prescription for my pneumonia. but I am still sick. After I get up in the morning, I feel pretty good for a short time, but am back in bed by 9 or 10 AM. e-mail address YYYY@YYYY
Fri, 7 Sep 2018
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Hi,

You have not significant improvement after taking antibiotic course for pneumonia. So organism that has lead pneumonia might be resistant to prescribed antibiotic. I suggest you to investigate with sputum culture report to identify causative organism and antibiotic according to that.

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What Causes Persistent Pneumonia Despite Taking Medications?

Hi, You have not significant improvement after taking antibiotic course for pneumonia. So organism that has lead pneumonia might be resistant to prescribed antibiotic. I suggest you to investigate with sputum culture report to identify causative organism and antibiotic according to that. Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.