I had c diff in the past and am allergic to penicillin - what antibiotics are safe for me to take?

3 Sep 2010

U can use doxycyclne, clarithromycin, telithromycin, fluroqunolones.
If u get diverticulitis, use broad spectrum antibiotic like tetracyclines, iv tigecycline is a very broad spectrum tetracycline, ciprofloxacin would also do. Sulfonamides are of less importance in treating sinusitis but they are also less prone to cause c diff. SO, ask ur doc about them.
ampicillin and amoxiciilin(u r already allergic to this med) were most commonly involved in c diff infection but lincomycin and clindamycin are particularly prone to cause c diff infection. Even tetracyclines can also cause this problem.
Unfortunately broad spectrum antibiotics are reqd in diverticulitis and same are prone to cause c diff.
U can ask ur doc if sulfonimides (sulfamethoxazole trimethoprim) can be used as they are less commonly ass with c diff
But clindamycin b4 tooth extraction is necessary to prevent bacterial endocarditis.

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