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Medicine for meropenem allergy

A 33-year-old male asked:
Dr. Heidi Fowler
Psychiatry 27 years experience
Meropenem allergy: Meropenem is broad-spectrum. intravenous antibiotic medication. Medication allergic reactions can include difficulty breathing, hives and swelling of... Read More
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A 45-year-old member asked:
Dr. Quang Nguyen
Specializes in Endocrinology
Not commonly: This is not a common side effect of meropenem.
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A 33-year-old member asked:
Dr. Heidi Fowler
Psychiatry 27 years experience
Meropenem: meropenem is a prescribed antibiotic.
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A 36-year-old male asked:
Dr. Ankush Bansal
Internal Medicine 16 years experience
Yes: It depends on the type and location of infection. Many times, it is used for resistant infections, those with multiple types of bacteria, or deep inf... Read More
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A 36-year-old male asked:
Dr. James Ferguson
Pediatrics 48 years experience
Possibly: Since this germ responds so well to cheaper meds like ampicillin, there is little work looking at use of such an expensive broad spectrum antibiotic. ... Read More
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A 36-year-old male asked:
Dr. Jay Park
Dr. Jay Parkanswered
Pediatrics 52 years experience
Rarely: Cefotaxime and vancomycin remain drugs of choice in most cases of bacterial meningitis. Meropenem may be considered for vancomycin-resistant pneumoco... Read More
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A male asked:
Dr. Hunter Handsfield
Infectious Disease 55 years experience
Probably OK, but...: Meropenem would cover most bacteria that cause epididymo-orchitis, especially in older men, who are likely to be infected with typical urinary tract i... Read More
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A 21-year-old female asked:
Dr. Dan Fisher
Internal Medicine 29 years experience
No interaction: No significant overlap, but this certainly seems like big guns. Can't therapy be better focused?
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A 61-year-old male asked:
Dr. Hiep Le
Dr. Hiep Leanswered
Nephrology and Dialysis 44 years experience
Proteus mirabilis is usually sensitive to most common antibiotics used for gram negative bacteria, such as quinolone or cephalosporine second or third... Read More
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A 36-year-old male asked:
Dr. Errol Ozdalga
15 years experience
Meds need checking..: Meropenem not usually used in a CNS infection as it's tissue penetration is not good. Doxy can be used in lyme disease that can rarely affect the cns.
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