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Suggest Remedy For Persistent Infection In Knee After Knee Replacement

My (75 year old) mother in law had a partial knee replacement in July 2014, and her would still has an opening and is not healing. She was place back in the hospital for six week to be treated for infection. She was going to a wound care physical for treatment. He told her in December that he had done all that he could do. He referred us back to her physician. Her physician went back in and clean out the wound on February 2, 2015 and it is still not healing. What should we do?
Wed, 6 May 2015
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Infectious Diseases Specialist,  's  Response
Hello dear,

Thank you for your contact to health care magic.

I read and understand your concern.

I am Dr Arun Tank answering your concern.

It is likely that this infection is because of the resistant organisms.

So it is not responding to the routine antibiotics.

I advice you to do culture and sensitivity from the wound. Once the result is available we can take the drug from the report available.

It will cure the infection readily and fast.

Please maintain good hygiene by frequent cleaning and dressing. It will equally helpful in treatment.

Please do follow good hand washing practice it will prevent other bacterial infection in future.

I will be happy to answer your further concern on bit.ly/DrArun.

Thank you,
Dr Arun Tank
Infectious diseases specialist,
HCM
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Suggest Remedy For Persistent Infection In Knee After Knee Replacement

Hello dear, Thank you for your contact to health care magic. I read and understand your concern. I am Dr Arun Tank answering your concern. It is likely that this infection is because of the resistant organisms. So it is not responding to the routine antibiotics. I advice you to do culture and sensitivity from the wound. Once the result is available we can take the drug from the report available. It will cure the infection readily and fast. Please maintain good hygiene by frequent cleaning and dressing. It will equally helpful in treatment. Please do follow good hand washing practice it will prevent other bacterial infection in future. I will be happy to answer your further concern on bit.ly/DrArun. Thank you, Dr Arun Tank Infectious diseases specialist, HCM