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How Much Time Will It Take To Cure Pneumonia?

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my mom had a kidney transplant on the 29 January 2011 she was in hospital up until the 3 May 2011. she has now been readmitted and dr said she has phemonia . my question is how long will it take for her to be health enough to fly to south africa?
Thu, 12 Mar 2015
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Hello. Welcome to HCM.

I am Dr Jigar( ID specialist).

I understand your concern.

As its not just matter of pneumonia, your mother is facing stress of post transplantation. She must be under immunosuppressive drugs continuously so that transplanted organ remain in situ.

Due to these drugs she is at high risk to develop various infections. In my advice respiratory secretions needs to be sent for culture and sensitivity both for bacteria and fungus. Also viral etiology should ne ruled out according to clinical picture.

You should not hurry in this situation until diagnosis and proper treatment is done which i think should take minimum 3 weeks.

I hope this will help you. Feel free for further help.

Regards.
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How Much Time Will It Take To Cure Pneumonia?

Hello. Welcome to HCM. I am Dr Jigar( ID specialist). I understand your concern. As its not just matter of pneumonia, your mother is facing stress of post transplantation. She must be under immunosuppressive drugs continuously so that transplanted organ remain in situ. Due to these drugs she is at high risk to develop various infections. In my advice respiratory secretions needs to be sent for culture and sensitivity both for bacteria and fungus. Also viral etiology should ne ruled out according to clinical picture. You should not hurry in this situation until diagnosis and proper treatment is done which i think should take minimum 3 weeks. I hope this will help you. Feel free for further help. Regards.