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My daughter is 6 years old with haemophilusinfluenza & pseudomonasputida bacteria in her lungs. where did she get this, will cipro (ciprofloxacin) kill it? prognosis?

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Dr. Sudhakar Rao
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Yes: Cipro (ciprofloxacin) is not indicated in children. Consult your pediatrician and let him get the sensitivity reports for the both the bugs. He will then prescribe the appropriate antibiotics either orally or by intravenous route depending upon the degree of sickness.
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