Most Common Antibiotic?

[carnivor32]

Cipro is good for most Gram positive bacteria, most skin infections are due to gram postive bacteria(but not all). But cipro doesnt cover Strep. pneumo, which is a well know organism to cause a skin infection. its just that simple.

Were are you getting your information? Let me check it out and see if its a reputible source of information.

[goonstopher]

http://www.rxlist.com/cgi/generic/cipro_ids.htm

Thats one of the main sources I found

[carnivor32]

That web site is a good source of information, not the best but it will do the job. anyway here is an excript:


Skin and Skin Structure Infections caused by Escherichia coli, Klebsiella pneumoniae, Enterobacter cloacae, Proteus mirabilis, Proteus vulgaris, Providencia stuartii, Morganella morganii, Citrobacter freundii, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, methicillin-susceptible Staphylococcus aureus, methicillin-susceptible Staphylococcus epidermidis, or Streptococcus pyogenes.

Notice that there is no mention of Streptococcus Pneumonia, which can cause a skin infection.

[carnivor32]

Here is an excript from wikipedia:


Streptococcus pneumoniae, or pneumococcus, is a Gram-positive, alpha-hemolytic diplococcus bacterium and a member of the genus Streptococcus.[1] A significant human pathogen, S. pneumoniae was recognized as a major cause of pneumonia in the late 19th century and is the subject of many humoral immunity studies.

Despite the name, the organism causes many types of infection other than pneumonia, including acute sinusitis, otitis media, meningitis, osteomyelitis, septic arthritis, endocarditis, peritonitis, pericarditis, cellulitis, and brain abscess.

[goonstopher]

But don't most doctors you see with an infection not even test for what kind of bacteria it is and just guess from symptoms and throw a script at you? Guess that seems to be my experience and from what you seem to be saying that could be very dangerous.