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Vancomycin Red Man Syndrome

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Dr. Albana Sejdini MD

My husband has a UTI and he is highly allergic to many antibiotics. His typical reaction is red man syndrome . In XXXXXXX 2012 he was given meropenem via IV which did not present problems. He has... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Albana Sejdini ( General & Family Physician)
Dr.  Anantharamakrishnan MD

while I was having "red man syndrome" in response to the antibiotic I was being treated with. I started ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Anantharamakrishnan ( Cardiologist)
Dr. Michelle Gibson James MD

I have c-diff, One Dr tell's me to take Flagyl and another Vancomycin , I've had c-diff about 3 weeks, am I on the right track ? It seem's Vancomycin gives me more diahrrea. Could this be just me ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Michelle Gibson James ( General & Family Physician)
Dr. Divya Kuttikrishnan MD

Orthostatic Tachycardia SYndrome . Directly after the death of my baby Directly POST my babys death I started ... EATING Right before Noras birth- I was also given Vancomycin , Zosyn multiple times because... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Divya Kuttikrishnan ( General & Family Physician)
Dr. Ivan Romic MD

does Echinacea or calcium vitamin d or multi vitamin interact with vancomycin ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Ivan Romic ( General Surgeon)

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Dr. Diwashish Biswas MD

nerve section for trigeminal neuralgia and during my surgery i was given vancomycin to fast or the infusion rate was to fast causing me to develop red man syndrome they said my face neck and... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Diwashish Biswas ( Internal Medicine Specialist)
Dr.  Ejaz Ahmad MD

I have cellulitis in the left breast with seroma as a result of a excisional biopsy. Taking oral antibiotics and wasn t getting better. Had IV antibiotics and now have red man syndrome. Using over the ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Ejaz Ahmad ( General & Family Physician)
Dr. PRAMOD KOKARE MD

last cold 4 years ago and no reaction. Is this red man syndrome and should I continue taking the remaining 3 tablets? I ve had the same reaction with vancomycin and am allergic to penicillin.... View answer

Answered by : Dr. PRAMOD KOKARE ( General & Family Physician)
Dr. Phalguna Kousika K MD

Vancomycin. He was on IV Vancomycin for 4 days. He was successfully treated and released. We ve been trying for 4 months to have our 2nd baby but unfortunatley, no success. Can the vancomycin... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Phalguna Kousika K ( General & Family Physician)
Dr. Pranav Balakrishnan MD

the patient has had past experience of c-dificil problems, used vancomycin. worked good. now pt. is being prescribed cipro for 10 days for a different infect.. also, put on vancomycin for 5 days. pt ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Pranav Balakrishnan ( General & Family Physician)