My husband had back surgery 3 weeks ago. He got an infection after drain tube was taken out. He was on Avelox for 10 days. He was done with meds last Sat. Draining hasn't stopped and wound doesn't look like it's healing. Could infection still be there. have call into dr. Would appreciate any help.
Answer:
Hi there, Im a dentist not a doctor but to answer your question Yes an infection can still be present after antibiotics.
Sometimes a second or even third course is necessary.
He may have needed longer than 10 days antibiotics
The antibiotics may not have been strong enough
They may not have been suitable for this specific infection
Your husband may have resistance to the antibiotics (if he's used them before)
My advice is yes visit the doc asap, and I imagine the wound needs to be cleaned and more antibiotics will be necessary
Yes, thats why they have different types of antibiotics. They also might put him on a different type of dosing schedule to help combat the infection.
I'm no doctor but from my experience with healing watching others doctors speak of healing in Months along with recovery. If you don't have a check back scheduled I might ask that someone takes a look at it.
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