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Father-inlaw has viral pneumonia for last 2 weeks. been on 5 day leva-pck still had high temp. is he still contagious?my wife wants to see him
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Not sure: Viral pneumonia should have cleared in two weeks. The fact that he is being treated with Levofloxacin suggests that either the initial diagnosis was incorrect or that he has developed a secondary bacterial pneumonia as a result of the viral infection. Before your wife sees him, check with his doctor about whether he feels there is a risk (doubt that this is true).
Answered 6/27/2014
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Depends: This is confusing, because you say he has "viral pneumonia, " but he's taking an antibiotic, which has no activity against viruses. If he truly has a viral infection, then he may be contagious. However, people can still visit him. He can wear a mask if he's coughing, and they should wash their hands. Bacterial pneumonias are less likely to be contagious.
Answered 7/29/2012
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