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Suggest Treatment For UTI

Posted on Tue, 1 Jul 2014

Question: My daughter has urine infection.Her urine r/e and culture reports are attached.Please advise the medicine.I have ordered for nitrofurantoin capsules.

Answered by Dr. Arun (47 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
needs 2 drugs

Detailed Answer:
Hi
Thanks for writing to health care magic.
From your reports your daughter has significant urinary tract infection.
This kind of infection usually needs to be treated with 2 drugs to ensure complete cure.
I would also prescribe amikacin injection im once a day for atleast 5ndays along with nitrofurantoin .
Then repeat urine culture to see if infection is treated.
Wishing good health
Regards
Dr Arun

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Vinay Bhardwaj

Follow up: Dr. Arun (11 minutes later)

Can you prescribe medicine available in bottle because she can not swallow tab/cap?I have cancelled order for nitrofurontoin.

Answered by Dr. Arun (18 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
septran

Detailed Answer:
Septran or cotrimoxazole is available in syrup form.
But again I would prescribe amikacin injection along with it.

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Vaishalee Punj

Follow up: Dr. Arun (29 hours later)

My daughter has taken three doses of septran syrup of 20 ml each.She is feeling itching in her thighs without any redness.Is it side effect of septran and I should stop srptran?

Answered by Dr. Arun (9 hours later)

Brief Answer:
if it increases or persists ,stop

Detailed Answer:
It may or may not be related .
If itching persists or increases over next 1 or 2 days, you need to stop septran. Else continue.

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Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Prasad