Hi. My dad has been Dx'ed with Stenotrophomonas maltophilia. He is in his late sixties and has Chronic lymphatic leukemia which is currently in "remission". He has been coughing badly for a year. The DR finally gave him a sputum test that revealed this. He has been put on Cipro.
The literature on the net is quite confusing and very technical.
Should my dad with a compromised immune system have a series of sputum tests to reveal any other bugs in his lungs? Should he be on septrim (Sp?) instead of cipro???
What is his prognosis? His CLL is in remission although he has diabetes and takes insulin for it. He also takes medication for a heart problem.
What is the best way to treat this weird "bug"???
Please answer and give me detailed info as I am very worried about this and do not have many answers to work with.
Thank you so much and God Bless.
J.
2006-07-27 10:59:03 · 2 answers · asked by J L 2 in Health ➔ Diseases & Conditions ➔ Respiratory Diseases
I am not a doctor, but do work in a lab and have some personal experience with CLL. Since a sputum culture was performed already, then any organisms were already tested for. The one detected by the culture is the S. maltophilia. This gram neg bacteria used to be known as Pseudomonas maltophilia. Usually when a sputum culture is performed and pathogenic organisms are identified a sensitivity test is performed to find out which antibiotics will kill this organism. Since the doctor prescribed Cipro the organism must be sensitive to it. The problem with any kind of pneumonia is getting the antibiotic to get to a high enough level that it crosses to the lungs where the infection is. It may take quite awhile to clear up the infection. If his symptoms get worse or he develops a fever he should go back to the doctor ASAP.
As for CLL - people can live a long time after diagnosis - but it does seem to weaken the immune system and make the person prone to pneumonia.
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2006-07-30 16:34:08 · answer #2 · answered by Xangoman 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I am a C-5, C-6, . I have a UTI with Stenotrophomonas maltophilia, What can I do ?
2014-09-18 08:44:05 · answer #3 · answered by EDWARD 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋