Guest guest Posted November 13, 2003 Report Share Posted November 13, 2003 Are you referring to Abby as " Chubby " ? She's 16 months, right? Gale > I just wrote a long posting and lost it which has me ticked. It was > just informing the list that Abby's culture grew " a few Proteus > miribilis and a few non-mucoid Pseudomonas aeruginosa. " > > This is no surprise to us since she cultured it twice this summer via > throat which prompted a bronchoscopy which revealed no Pa in her > lungs. > > She did culture it via bronch at 5 mos. and was treated with IV > tobra, timentin and Tobi for 14 days, although it took several days > for them to establish a high enough blood level of the drugs. So the > two possible scenarios are: They never eradicated it and it's the > same bug OR she just has the right mucous for Pa and it is inevitable. > > We now are waiting for the team to discuss possible strategies. I am > wide open for a full blown course of IV and Tobi if they suggest. > > I'd like to hear from any of you around the world who may have had or > are having a similiar situation. I want to know how other doctors > treat this stuff and how successful they are. I have read plenty of > abstracts that suggest early and aggressive treatment of non-mucoid > Pa can at least delay the onset of mucoid Pa. I am interested in > hearing from anyone with an opinion on this. Thanks. > > Joe Dad of Doodles, 7; Squiggles, 2.5 and Chubby, 1 w/cf Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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