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antibiotics for stomach bacterial infection
A 30-year-old female asked:
Dr. Dan Fisher answered
27 years experience Internal Medicine
Variable.: Treats the infection right away, but resolution of inflammation depends upon the severity of things to start with. May not see things clear up right ... Read More
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A 28-year-old male asked:
Dr. Mark Rasak answered
33 years experience Cardiology
Depends: certain antibiotics can be good for one bug but not another. cultures and sensitivity testing needs to be done .
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A 31-year-old female asked:
Dr. Bryan Treacy answered
35 years experience Gynecology
Blood test: The most commonly tested bacteria for in stomach infection is h. Pylori which is screened with a blood test. This is the organism responsible for stom ... Read More
A 20-year-old male asked:
Dr. Michael Michaels answered
53 years experience Urology
See below: Before culture results:One injection in muscle of 250-500mg ceftrioxone+azithromyci 1gm by mouth(or doxycycline 100mg 2Xdaily for 1-2wks) In men older ... Read More
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A 33-year-old member asked:
Dr. Michael Ein answered
48 years experience Infectious Disease
Yes: Bacterial infections usually require antibiotic treatment with a drug to which the bacteria is susceptible. Some antibiotics will work for some bacte ... Read More
A 44-year-old member asked:
Dr. Michael Sparacino answered
37 years experience Family Medicine
Several days: Several days depending on the length and severitiy of the infection.
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A 38-year-old member asked:
Dr. Robert Dorsey answered
36 years experience Wound care
Days: It takes several days for antibiotics to begin counter acting an infection.
A 35-year-old member asked:
Dr. Paul Christakis answered
36 years experience Pediatrics
Can't answer it.: This is too broad a question.
Doctors need to take into account:
what kind of bacterial infection?
Where in the body?
How long?
Previ ... Read More
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Dr. Mark Weisberg answered
Specializes in Internal Medicine
Infections: A sore throat is usually a viral infection and treating symptomatically is appropriate. If symptoms progress or do not improve over 5-7 days starting ... Read More
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