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I live in toronto. doctors can't treat my uti since 2009. found enterococcus, used amoxicillin over and over. who can help me in ny state or close?

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Dr. Juan Rojas answered

Specializes in Gynecology

Find a urologist: You need a urine culture with sensitivities so that the right antibiotic is given to you. However, if the urine cultures are negative then you may have a non-infectious bladder condition that feels like a uti, but is not. A common cause of this is interstitial cystitis and this needs diet modification and other treatments that are not antibiotics. Best of luck.

Answered 3/25/2016

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Dr. George Klauber answered

Specializes in Pediatric Urology

Culture+sensitivity: Enterococcus utis can be a very difficult to treat if caused by a vancomycin resistant strain. Many labs do not do sensitivity testing on +ve enterococcus urine culture because most respond to amoxicillin, Augmentin (amoxicillin and clavulanate) + nitrofurantoin. So sensitivity testing of culture must be requested. Your utis may be complex. Have u seen a urologist? Toronto has superb urologists, should be no need to go south.

Answered 10/28/2017

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