The New Year greeted our household with a Bacteria known as "PSEUDOMONAS" caused by any of several types of the gram-negative bacteria .
These bacteria often invade the blood of people with burns and those who have cancer. Without treatment, an overwhelming infection can lead to dangerously low blood pressure (shock) and death.
Serious Pseudomonas infections are difficult to treat. Malignant external otitis, internal infections, and blood infections require weeks of intravenous antibiotic therapy, usually with a combination of antibiotics.
The bacterium is naturally resistant to many antibiotics.
In hospitals the organism contaminates moist/wet reservoirs such as respiratory equipment and indwelling catheters.
The doctors made a decision to removed the "Hickman line" immediately.The Next two days is centred around managing blood pressure, wriggles and shivers.
A combination of antibiotics meropenem and ciprofloxacin were used to treat the bacteria for 7 days. A new line "PICC"was inserted for the remaining intravenous medication.
Our "Lion Heart" fought off the Bacteria, bounce back and now he is home watching the series " LOST" and at the same time brainstorming with all of us on the courses he would like to apply for his University next year.
His uncle Patrick just call to speak to him, after a good long conversation with him , he said to me :--he is a "Wonder Boy".
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