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Is It Advisable For Take Levofloxacin For Proteus Mirabilis While The Family Of The Patient Has A History Of Parkinson's Disease?

Posted on 5 days ago

Question: My husband has proteus mirabilis uti. Dr wants to give him levofloxacin. History of Parkinson's in his family. Don't think it good to give him this drug

Answered by Dr. V. N. S. Parinam (2 hours later)

Brief Answer:
Levofloxacin can be given

Detailed Answer:
Hi,

Levofloxacin can be given for Proteus mirabilis. It may not be reasonable to withhold best antibiotic even if there is a family history of Parkinson's in my opinion.

Regards

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Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Arnab Banerjee