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Serratia Plymuthica Bacteria

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Dr. Monika Dede MD

I have bacteria Serratia Marcescens in my throat doctor gave me 4 weeks of antibiotic, but doesn’t work, what should I do now, can I still have baby when I got the Serratia Marcescens in my body, what ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Monika Dede ( Infectious Diseases Specialist)
Dr.     Suresh Heijebu MD

lymphnodes were inflammed and it came back as serratia mercasens. I took antibiotics for three days. Is this enough for this bacteria? Everything I'm reading says this bacteria is rare and dangerous.... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Suresh Heijebu ( General & Family Physician)
Dr. Maruti Karale MD

Medical treatment for Serratia Liquefaciens for urinary tract , the bacteria is sensitive to: Sulfa, metilmicine, gentamicin , nitrofurantoine, almost everything. Resistant to Amikacin and ceftriaxone , took ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Maruti Karale ( Internal Medicine Specialist)
Dr.   Riddhi Shah MD

Negative Rod (A) Few Serratia liquefaciens (A) Many Viridans strep-like colonies (A) Many Coryneform bacteria (A) Few Lactose Negative Gram Negative Rod (A) Few Lactose Positive Gram Negative Rod (A) Stain ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Riddhi Shah ( ENT Specialist)
Dr. Panagiotis Zografakis MD

Is Serratia marcescens infection contagious? Also Pseudomonas aeruginosa infection? ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Panagiotis Zografakis ( Internal Medicine Specialist)

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Dr. P. T. Patil MD

I have a UTI caused by serratia liquefaciens bacteria. I took Cipro for 7 days and I still don t ... serratia liquefaciens is a odd bacteria. I don t know how I got this bacteria. ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. P. T. Patil ( Urologist)
Dr.    Sheetal Verma MD

I am recovering from a brown recluse spider bite...I have deep wounds and have just been put on Cipro. A culture of the wound showed serratia bacteria. I wonder if I can do anything else to heal it ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Sheetal Verma ( Infectious Diseases Specialist)
Dr.    Sheetal Verma MD

were removed. I ve now had recurrent sinus infections with serratia marscesens cultured from my sinuses ... serratia? Is there anything else I can do to prevent another serratia sinus infection? ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Sheetal Verma ( Infectious Diseases Specialist)
Dr. Ninder S Chawla MD

UTIs caused by the Serratia marcescens bacteria. Much of our sexual activity is oral. I suspect that ... that the S. marcesens bacteria lives subgingivally. Would antibiotic treatment of him help?... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Ninder S Chawla ( Critical Care Specialist)
Dr. Gurjeet Jagdeo MD

office urine test and I have a UTI caused by the Serratia marcescens bacteria. He put me on Cipro. From my personal research on the aforementioned bacteria this is very rare for someone my age and can... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Gurjeet Jagdeo ( General Surgeon)