Dr Phoned - Update on Culture for Ian

[Guest guest]

My GI doc just called and left a message. The organism grew from his

gastrostomy site was Eikenella - it is a mouth organism and not a skin

organism and that's why it wasn't sensitive to the Keflax antibiotic

initially given - but, this current antibiotic - Bactrim - should be

sensitive to that - and she will call me again tomorrow to make sure

it's responding. If not, we can give him a shot tomorrow with a

little stronger strength of the same meds he's getting. She will

check the culture more tomorrow and make sure there isn't anything

else to be concerned about. She reiterated that the site developed

this infection probably from when they pulled the tube through the

mouth during surgery and it has NOTHING to do with my cleaning or

anything else we've done at home.

Just FYI. Sounds like we are on the right track.

- H