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#42473 03-23-2003 04:32 AM | Joined: Sep 2002 Posts: 55 Supporting Member (50+ posts) |  Supporting Member (50+ posts)
Joined: Sep 2002 Posts: 55 | Brian,
As a matter of fact, the diagnosis of legionaires was not confirmed until after John was discharged. The doctor prescribed a broad specturm antibotic based on symtoms.
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#42474 03-25-2003 06:26 AM | Joined: Mar 2002 Posts: 4,918 Likes: 64 OCF Founder Patient Advocate (old timer, 2000 posts) | | OCF Founder Patient Advocate (old timer, 2000 posts)
Joined: Mar 2002 Posts: 4,918 Likes: 64 | I guess I will have to let this difference of opinions go, since it seems that my point is not what is important to you, only that results were achieved. But it doesn't change my mind about the overuse of broad-spectrum antibiotics, which after years of misuse by the medical community have created a whole new world of antibiotic resistant strains of disease. This is a very serious problem that impacts all of us. This is not my opinion, but an issue of constant discussion and worry in the medical community and at the CDC. And as I said before, the issue they had originally with Legionnaire
Brian, stage 4 oral cancer survivor. OCF Founder and Director. The first responsibility of a leader is to define reality. The last is to say thank you. In between, the leader is a servant.
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