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For What Purposes Are Roscillin And Taxim Injections Given To The Child?

My son of 1.6 years is hospitalised for the past 3 days and is been administered Roscillin and taxim injections..though am far away from home, I want to know for what purpose these medicines since the blood and urinary reports are still not available...
Fri, 22 May 2015
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Roscillin and taxim are antibiotics injections. Roscillin is brand name for Ampicillin from penicillin group and Taxim is Cefotaxim from cephalosporin group.
Since they are started immediately after admission and before any blood and urine reports, it seems that the doctors are suspecting some bacterial systemic infection in your child and thus have started the drugs emperically beforehand. Once the reports are available, these antibiotics can be continued or changed according to the reports and clinical scenario.
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For What Purposes Are Roscillin And Taxim Injections Given To The Child?

Hi Welcome back to the HCM Roscillin and taxim are antibiotics injections. Roscillin is brand name for Ampicillin from penicillin group and Taxim is Cefotaxim from cephalosporin group. Since they are started immediately after admission and before any blood and urine reports, it seems that the doctors are suspecting some bacterial systemic infection in your child and thus have started the drugs emperically beforehand. Once the reports are available, these antibiotics can be continued or changed according to the reports and clinical scenario. Don t worry. For further questions, do contact us.