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Suggest Treatment For Infection In Foot

My local Doc put me on Septra DS Friday for an infection in my foot. He told me to come back Monday if it didn't get better. Today (monday) he prescribed Clindamycin and told me to continue taking both.. Sounded off to me so I am looking for a second opinion.
Wed, 25 Feb 2015
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This is Dr Amit. You have not mentioned what is your age, how you get the infections and whether you are having DIABETES or not as in diabetes infection take time to subside. So I will advice you to do Blood sugar level and if there is pus formation then go for the culture and sensitivity which will help guide to start proper antibiotics.
Till that i will suggest you to complete the dose of septran as it is not advisable to stop any antibiotics in between and apply MUPIROCIN OINMENT over it instead of clindamycin. Hope i have given the satisfactory answers to your questions
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Suggest Treatment For Infection In Foot

Welcome to HCM This is Dr Amit. You have not mentioned what is your age, how you get the infections and whether you are having DIABETES or not as in diabetes infection take time to subside. So I will advice you to do Blood sugar level and if there is pus formation then go for the culture and sensitivity which will help guide to start proper antibiotics. Till that i will suggest you to complete the dose of septran as it is not advisable to stop any antibiotics in between and apply MUPIROCIN OINMENT over it instead of clindamycin. Hope i have given the satisfactory answers to your questions Regards