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How Can A Cat Bite Be Treated?
I was bitten by a cat Wednesday. I went to a pa on Thursday and got a tetanus shot and ten days of augmenting. I have been taking the medicine four days. I feel weak and achy. Headache yesterday. No fever. Diarrhea for two days. Some bites are still red and have pus. How long will it take to feel better?
Thu, 2 Nov 2017
Several possibilities. It is tricky wihtout being able to see it.
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1) there can be resistant staph that the drug doesn't treat. It's 10% to over 30%.
2) there can be other organisms that the drug doesn't treat. Cat scratch disease, on the one hand usually goes away on its own (but has symptoms you described). on the other hand. that isnt the right treatment for it. You probably HAVE TO HAVE LYMPH NODES if someone has this infection.
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1) there can be resistant staph that the drug doesn't treat. It's 10% to over 30%.
2) there can be other organisms that the drug doesn't treat. Cat scratch disease, on the one hand usually goes away on its own (but has symptoms you described). on the other hand. that isnt the right treatment for it. You probably HAVE TO HAVE LYMPH NODES if someone has this infection.
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