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On antibiotics - still have infection?
Hi all. I started with s/s of UTI last week and immediately requested a UA which came back positive. A nurse from the office called me in a prescription for Bactrim (which i have successfully taken in the past). It's been 5 full days on the Bactrim and i am still having burning, urgency and now right, lower abdominal discomfort and backache that radiates to my shoulder blades at times.
Should i call and get another antibiotic or should i wait out the course of this treatment as it was effective in the past?
Could this signal a more serious condition like kidney infection?
Should i call and get another antibiotic or should i wait out the course of this treatment as it was effective in the past?
Could this signal a more serious condition like kidney infection?
MEDICAL PROFESSIONAL
Hi
Thanks for writing to the forum!
What you need is a urine culture and sensitivity test done. After completing this course, wait for 48 hours and then please go to a laboratory and give your urine for culture and sensitivity in a sterile bottle. This will tell you what organism is causing the infection and what antibiotic will kill it permanently. Please do not take any antibiotic without this test because if the organism is not sensitive to the antibiotic, it will only sit quietly for some time and then flare up again.
Hope this helps. Please let me know if there is any thing else and do keep me posted. Take care!
Thanks for writing to the forum!
What you need is a urine culture and sensitivity test done. After completing this course, wait for 48 hours and then please go to a laboratory and give your urine for culture and sensitivity in a sterile bottle. This will tell you what organism is causing the infection and what antibiotic will kill it permanently. Please do not take any antibiotic without this test because if the organism is not sensitive to the antibiotic, it will only sit quietly for some time and then flare up again.
Hope this helps. Please let me know if there is any thing else and do keep me posted. Take care!
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