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Which Medicine Is Applicable Having Vancomycin And Teicoplanin Sensitivity?

My query is that I am undergone a lung surgery and one point of surgical area outside got infected abd pus comes out of that. I did the pus culture and sensitivity. The result is pencillin, ampicilin, vancomycin, teicoplanin and gentamycin(high level) sensitive. Which medicine will be applicable for me at this time.
Fri, 25 Apr 2014
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Dear Friend.
Welcome to HCM. I am Dr Anshul Varshney.
If Pus Culture and sensitivity is showing some growth and also, the organism is susceptible to the above mentioned antibiotics, any of them can be used, based on the organism grown.
I personally prefer to use Vancomycin in such cases.
Stay Healthy.
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Which Medicine Is Applicable Having Vancomycin And Teicoplanin Sensitivity?

Dear Friend. Welcome to HCM. I am Dr Anshul Varshney. If Pus Culture and sensitivity is showing some growth and also, the organism is susceptible to the above mentioned antibiotics, any of them can be used, based on the organism grown. I personally prefer to use Vancomycin in such cases. Stay Healthy.