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antibiotic treatment
- Question
- My son (25 years) is colonized by Staphylococcus aureus R (MRSA), Alcaligenes xylosoxidans, Aspergillus fumigatus.
He has IV treatments over and over, the germs have become resistant to antibiotics. The Zyvoxid (Linezolide), is no longer effective. Can we hope that former antibiotics would become effective ? If antibiotic treatment is unsuccessful, what should we do? - Answer
- It is very difficult to answer to this question because we don't know exactly the clinical status of your son. It is sometimes posible to use previous antibiotics with success. It is sometimes necessary to maintain long times antibiotics. The absence of good response to antibiotics is sometimes associated with diabetes melitus, sometimes associated with poor respiratory function...It is dificult to give a simple response.
Dr Isabelle Durieu - 10.11.2011
