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thrush and antibiotics
Jul 11, 2000
dear doctor if someone has a pneumonia as well thrush can that person still use antibiotics? would it not aggravate the thrush? or should such person can take some topical antifungal with antibiotics( biaxin)?
thanks
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Response from Dr. Reznik
A person who has pneumonia and thrush should, of course, go on antibiotic therapy to address the more severe systemic infection. You are correct in the assumption that use of antibiotics may make the candidiasis worse, but we do have therapies which will be able to manage this condition. For mild to moderate infections use Mycelex troches, for moderate to severe infections use Diflucan.
Take care,
DR
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