osteomyelitis of vertebrae caused by gemella haemolysans - Infectious Diseases Message Board

lostsoul15204 · 06-17-2003, 12:15 PM

i contracted this nasty cronic infection in 6-02 from discogram, my infectious disease docs say gemella is very rare and they don't really know what antibiotic will kill it. I was on IV Rocephin for 6 weeks and then blood levels elavated again so they switched to Cleocin IV 9 weeks and now oral clindimycin 300mg 4v times a day. I still have severe cronic pain and other symptoms and ;[sed rate of 30. which is what it was when detected in 9-02. Does anyone out there know what antibiotic I should be taking to kill the gemella haemolysans bacteria?

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Rick

lostsoul15204 · 08-08-2003, 05:05 PM

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projapoti · 08-08-2003, 05:32 PM

Have they tried Metronidazole, vancomycin, imipenem etc?

lostsoul15204 · 08-09-2003, 01:09 AM

THEY USED VANCOMYCIN IN HOSP[ITAL AND I STAETED TO FEEL DETTER AND THEN THEY SEND NE HOME WITH ROCEPHIN AMD CLEOCIN IV FOR BOTH, THANKS FOR THE SUGGESTION, i SEE DOC IN 2 WEEKSAND GET NEW MRI NEXT WEEG, i HAVE SOMEWHAR BEEN ABLE TO READ THEM , REALLY LOOOKING FORWARD TO THAT THANKS AND GOD BLESS

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Rick

lostsoul15204 · 08-26-2003, 04:41 PM

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