67 years old with MDR UTI infection

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My father is suffering from UTI.. He is infected with MDR pseudomonas aeruginosa. Doctors tried with antibiotics like - imipenem, tigicycline, morepen, colistin.. With colistin, his creatinine level increased to 3.6...so doctors stopped colistin.. After colistin administration, his urine culture did not show any growth.. However, he is still having mild fever (99-100.5)..per doctor, infection might still exist.. He is now taking oral fosfomycin twice weekly for 3 weeks. Any further option here.

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Dr. Vijay Radhakrishnan Urologist 13 yrs exp Ernakulam · Accepted Answer

Dr. Vijay Radhakrishnan

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