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What Causes Respiratory Distress Despite Taking Azithromycin And Cipro?
I suffer 3 to 4 times a day with lung distress and take pain pill and xanex to relieve discomfort. However it gets worse. It is almost impossible to get rid of my thick mucus. I take two scalene treatments a day and two vest treatments a day. It helps sometime but more often not. I take azithrimycin 14 days first of the month and cipro the next month alternately. Your suggestions would be appreciated.
Tue, 30 May 2017
hi,
your progressive course suggest that infection may not be under control.
you are taking azithromycin and ciprofloxacin for infection.
here are chances that there are bacteria that may be resistant with these antibiotics.
from the culture and sensitivity testing of respiratory secetion,one can know the sensitive antibiotic .so there can be switched to a sensitive antibiotic for better result.
your progressive course suggest that infection may not be under control.
you are taking azithromycin and ciprofloxacin for infection.
here are chances that there are bacteria that may be resistant with these antibiotics.
from the culture and sensitivity testing of respiratory secetion,one can know the sensitive antibiotic .so there can be switched to a sensitive antibiotic for better result.
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