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I was hospitalized for 6days with cellulitis. on keflex for 6days, switched to levaquin (levofloxacin) and i am still having quite a bit of pain and slight redness?

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Cellulitis: Insufficient information, what is the site of cellulitis? If you continue to have symptoms, have it looked at by your physician.

Answered 10/20/2014

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I'm given a semen culture for chronic prostatis,epididymitis.But I have been taking levaquin & keflex,which control some of the symptoms.What can i do?

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Having uti symptoms for weeks and recently had a guidance culture done on my urine and it came back with corynebacterium riegelii and viridans strep. what are the best antibiotics to fight both of these? Levaquin did nothing for me, on Keflex now

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Female 77 taking 3mg prednisone for rheumatoid arthritis and now has to take Levaquin for cellulitis infection of foot and leg would taking the prednisone increase risks of side effects from Levaquin. Should prednisone be stopped? or does it help?

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Was diagnosed with cellulitis and have been on keflex 500 mg for four days. The redness seems to be going away but have some blotchy purple patches.

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I'm on Day 2 of Keflex for cellulitis. how long until I start seeing reduced redness and some pain relief?

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