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What Does This Urine Analysis Test Report Of A Child Indicate?
Question: My 2 year old daughter urine report : pus cell -10 to 15 , epithelial cells - few. Was administered 2 amikacin dosage each one day. Also taking tamil twice daily for last 2 days. But the fever is still existing. Also she is urinating little and no stool pass for 48 hrs now
Brief Answer:
Did you do a urine culture before starting antibiotics
Detailed Answer:
Hi..... I understand your concern. But any suspected urinary tract infection should be proceeded with a urine routine and if this is suggestive of urinary tract infection, urine culture should be performed so that we will know the exact organism and also to what antibiotic the organism would respond. But urine culture should be done before starting antibiotics. Please get back to me with the information whether a urine culture has been performed or not. Moreover before starting an antibiotic like Amikacin the renal function test should have been done.
Regards - Dr. Sumanth
Did you do a urine culture before starting antibiotics
Detailed Answer:
Hi..... I understand your concern. But any suspected urinary tract infection should be proceeded with a urine routine and if this is suggestive of urinary tract infection, urine culture should be performed so that we will know the exact organism and also to what antibiotic the organism would respond. But urine culture should be done before starting antibiotics. Please get back to me with the information whether a urine culture has been performed or not. Moreover before starting an antibiotic like Amikacin the renal function test should have been done.
Regards - Dr. Sumanth
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Nagamani Ng
Given the urine for culture on sat eve.expecting report tomorrow.The urine was given gor culture before any antibitics started
Brief Answer:
Excellent - fever will take another 48-72 hours to settle
Detailed Answer:
Hi.... greetings from XXXXXXX Fever will take another 48-72 hours to settle down if it is urinary tract infection. This will be proven by culture report.
But if the urine culture is sterile or if it is showing insignificant growth, then it is not urinary tract infection and could be a viral illness. In that case you can stop the antibiotic. Viral illness usually settles in 5-7 days.
Regards - Dr. Sumanth
Excellent - fever will take another 48-72 hours to settle
Detailed Answer:
Hi.... greetings from XXXXXXX Fever will take another 48-72 hours to settle down if it is urinary tract infection. This will be proven by culture report.
But if the urine culture is sterile or if it is showing insignificant growth, then it is not urinary tract infection and could be a viral illness. In that case you can stop the antibiotic. Viral illness usually settles in 5-7 days.
Regards - Dr. Sumanth
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Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
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