A 23-year-old female asked:
Antibioticinduced pancolitis from amoxicillin treated w iv cipro (ciprofloxacin) 1 dose flagyl q8 4d vanco po q6 4d 3 neg stool cultures home w vanco 11d should take?
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Dr. Mark Hoepfneranswered
Surgery 41 years experience
Yes: Be sure and follow your doctor's directions and take all the antibiotics prescribed. Contact your doctor if your questions were not answered.
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Dr. George Deitrickanswered
Surgery 47 years experience
Yes: Yes, you should complete the prescribed course of antibiotic even if the stool cultures are negative.
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Dr. Martin Raffanswered
Infectious Disease 58 years experience
Diagnosis accurate?: Colitis induce by Amoxicillin is usually due to clostridium difficile (not identified by culture). The course of therapy you are receiving is questionable, but then again you have not given a good deal of necessary information. If your diarrhea returns when finished with the vancomycin you should see an infectious diseases expert. Hope this clears soon.
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