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Medical Forum / Diseases and Disorders / Sinusitis / June 2005Fisture
I'm about to have surgery in my mouth to repair a small hole in the bone under my gum where i had a tooth pulled that broke through my sinus cavity 7 years ago. the gum healed but the bone never grew all the way back, they are going to make a small inscision in the gum and fill the hole with man made bone. I currently had a nose culture which came back positive for enterobacter, is it ok to have this surgery as long as i'm on antibiotics for this bug? >I'm about to have surgery in my mouth to repair a small hole in the >bone under my gum where i had a tooth pulled that broke through my [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] >came back positive for enterobacter, is it ok to have this surgery as >long as i'm on antibiotics for this bug? I would ask all doctors involved to consult at least briefly with each other if they are not already doing so.. They are going to put me on antibiotics before the surgery isn't that sufficient??? >They are going to put me on antibiotics before the surgery isn't that >sufficient??? Probably so but why not call the surgeon's office and ask and and have them sent a copy of the culture report just to make them aware of everything. They always appreciate that ........ Thanks Don do you think i will be ok, i'm a little worried because of this bacteria, i'm not ill but have some sinusitis? >Thanks Don do you think i will be ok, i'm a little worried because of >this bacteria, i'm not ill but have some sinusitis? You'll be fine. Those cultures are not always that significant anyway. Once you close off the fisture, it will likely be well on the way to resolution....... You mean even if you have enterobacter on the sinus culture it doesn't mean much? >You mean even if you have enterobacter on the sinus culture it doesn't >mean much? I do not know about the clinical significance of that one in particular...... For what it's worth, I do read that enterobacter is most common in hospital-acquired sinusitis, amd also that it occurs most frequently in individuals with compromised immune status. I neiher of those apply to you, and you do not want to just wait until you complete tthe antibiotics nad seal up the fisture to see what happens then, then you might want to do a repeat culture to see if the finding is repeatable.... Thanks Don, i'm not immune comprimised, and haven't been to a hospital in a while, my internist stated that this bacteria is everywhere on plants, water, soil, sewage, It also states that at the CDC website. I hope this bug doesnt kill me???? Thanks again >Thanks Don, i'm not immune comprimised, and haven't been to a hospital >in a while, my internist stated that this bacteria is everywhere on >plants, water, soil, sewage >, It also states that at the CDC website. I >hope this bug doesnt kill me???? From what I have read it is not too hard at all to kill it off...... Don I have had four cultures in the last 6 weeks two were positive two were negative go figure????
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