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Any Suggestion For 88 Year Old Suffering From UTI And Dementia?
Hi I take care of my 88 yr old mother who had a UTI , they gave her cipro, but had to take her back to the er, the next dr said cipro wouldn't work so he pesrcribed Bactrim , which she had a bad reaction to not sleeping , confused, shaking, sorry she has Dementia, I stoped giving the Bactrim but im afraid she still has the UTI, is there another drug she can use
Tue, 5 Jul 2016
Hi
I presume an urine culture and sensitivity test has been done to help the doctor prescribe the correct antibiotic. It will not be possible for me to suggest the correct antiobiotic without that test report.
The side effects could be due to the UTI itself and not due to Bactrim.
Having this in mind, please contact the ER again.
I presume an urine culture and sensitivity test has been done to help the doctor prescribe the correct antibiotic. It will not be possible for me to suggest the correct antiobiotic without that test report.
The side effects could be due to the UTI itself and not due to Bactrim.
Having this in mind, please contact the ER again.
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