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What Causes Recurrent Infections?
my son had a small bowel resection where he was rushed into hospital 8 months after with a severe infection where he underwent a laparotomy to find out what the cause of infection was...8 months after this he was rushed in for same type of infection but no surgery was done..they gave him antibiotics for 13 days, no food, ice or water...what is the cause of the infection?
Fri, 1 Mar 2019
Hi,
I understand your concern the usual culprits for infection in such scenario would be entero viruses or shigella or similar or salmonella or E coli species.
Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Take care
Regards,
Dr Sumanth Amperayani, Pediatrician, Pulmonology
I understand your concern the usual culprits for infection in such scenario would be entero viruses or shigella or similar or salmonella or E coli species.
Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Take care
Regards,
Dr Sumanth Amperayani, Pediatrician, Pulmonology
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