I had a sputum culture six weeks ago I wasn't ill at the time my doctor requested it for something else and it showed moderate growth of Klebbiella Oxytoca. I had no symptoms at the time. The Doctor prescribed antibiotics for it but I had a reaction to the antibiotics and he asked me to suspend the treatment. I have started with a new set of antibiotics (Ciproflaxine) and at the moment I have a cold.
My questions are:
Now that my immune system is low do I have a chance to develop Klebsiella Pneumoniae?
Why don't Doctor's test the community members to see how many people have the bacteria to stop it spreading it?
If I didn't have the culture of my sputum I wouldn't have known I was a carrier of the bacteria, I could have develop the dangerous Klebsiella Pneumoniae which could be lethal and if I didn't have any symptoms it means that there could be a lot of people carrying the bacteria and not knowing it. I am looking for answers but I cannot find anything on the net, so perhaps you could help me.
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Concerns about bacteria Klebsiella Oxytoca
in Microbiology and Immunology
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I had a sputum culture six weeks ago I wasn't ill at the time my doctor requested it for something else and it showed moderate growth of Klebbiella Oxytoca. I had no symptoms at the time. The Doctor prescribed antibiotics for it but I had a reaction to the antibiotics and he asked me to suspend the treatment. I have started with a new set of antibiotics (Ciproflaxine) and at the moment I have a cold.
My questions are:
Now that my immune system is low do I have a chance to develop Klebsiella Pneumoniae?
Why don't Doctor's test the community members to see how many people have the bacteria to stop it spreading it?
If I didn't have the culture of my sputum I wouldn't have known I was a carrier of the bacteria, I could have develop the dangerous Klebsiella Pneumoniae which could be lethal and if I didn't have any symptoms it means that there could be a lot of people carrying the bacteria and not knowing it. I am looking for answers but I cannot find anything on the net, so perhaps you could help me.
Thank you.