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Have Cellulitis, Hematoma, Shin Splint. Prescribed Metronidazole, Clarithromycin. Which Is Better?
What bugs does metronidazole work on that clarithromycin doesn't?
Reason:
I have a cellulitis infection on my shin. It flared up 5 or 6 weeks after falling off my bike and badly bashed 2x9 inches of my shin. There was no broken skin and i had managed to stop a huge hematoma forming by icing almost immediately. As soon as i noticed the heat spot and that my leg tended to swell when walking i went to a walk in clinic at my local cottage hospital and a nurse was confident it was a shin splint and told me to ice it on a rota.
4 days later it became very red in a small area. The very next day i sought help at an nhs hospital walk in GP centre.
Clarithromycin slow release was used 2daily for about a 3days with the infection still spreading slowly. The dose was then upped to 3 daily and non slow release but with a small improvement in efficacy. I have now been prescribed metronidazole as well and the infection is very very slowly going.
Reason:
I have a cellulitis infection on my shin. It flared up 5 or 6 weeks after falling off my bike and badly bashed 2x9 inches of my shin. There was no broken skin and i had managed to stop a huge hematoma forming by icing almost immediately. As soon as i noticed the heat spot and that my leg tended to swell when walking i went to a walk in clinic at my local cottage hospital and a nurse was confident it was a shin splint and told me to ice it on a rota.
4 days later it became very red in a small area. The very next day i sought help at an nhs hospital walk in GP centre.
Clarithromycin slow release was used 2daily for about a 3days with the infection still spreading slowly. The dose was then upped to 3 daily and non slow release but with a small improvement in efficacy. I have now been prescribed metronidazole as well and the infection is very very slowly going.
Thu, 12 Sep 2013
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Clarithromycin has activity against a variety of Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria WHILE metronidazole acts on various protozoans and most Gram-negative and Gram-positive ANAEROBIC bacteria.
Advantages oF using metronidazole are the sensitivity to Gram-negative anaerobes, its rapid bacterial killing, its good tissue penetration, Metronidazole has notable effectiveness in treating anaerobic abscesses.
hope this answers your query.take care!
welcome to HCM!
Clarithromycin has activity against a variety of Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria WHILE metronidazole acts on various protozoans and most Gram-negative and Gram-positive ANAEROBIC bacteria.
Advantages oF using metronidazole are the sensitivity to Gram-negative anaerobes, its rapid bacterial killing, its good tissue penetration, Metronidazole has notable effectiveness in treating anaerobic abscesses.
hope this answers your query.take care!
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