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Infection Report
An infection is the detrimental colonization of a host organism by a foreign species. The infecting organism, or pathogen, interferes with the normal functioning of the host and can lead to chronic wounds, gangrene, loss of an infected limb, and even death.
What we've learned from patients who report Infection
Symptom severities
|
Severe
|
7 |  |
|---|---|---|
|
Moderate
|
4 |  |
|
Mild
|
6 |  |
|
None
|
30 |  |
What patients report taking for the purpose of treating Infection
| Reason | # Patients | Percentage of patients | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amoxicillin | 22 |  |
|
| Antibiotics | 12 | |
|
| Levaquin | 9 | |
|
| Bactrim DS | 7 | |
|
| Diflucan | 5 | |
|
| Bactrim | 4 | |
|
| Cipro | 3 | |
|
| Doxycycline Hyclate | 3 | |
|
| Ciprofloxacin | 3 | |
|
| Zithromax | 2 | |
|
| Amoxil | 2 | |
|
| Xifaxan | 2 | |
|
| Doxycycline | 2 | |
|
| Bactroban | 1 | |
|
| Nystatin | 1 | |
|
| Flagyl | 1 | |
|
| Flucloxacillin | 1 | |
|
| Co-amoxiclav | 1 | |
|
| Stromectol | 1 | |
|
| Cephalexin | 1 | |
|
| Levofloxacin | 1 | |
|
| Cleocin HCl | 1 | |
|
| Tetracycline | 1 | |
|
| Vancomycin | 1 | |
|
| SMZ-TMP DS | 1 | |
|
| Circumcision | 1 | |
|
| Trimethoprim | 1 | |
|
| Augmentin | 1 | |
|
| Mitral valve replacement | 1 | |
|
| Metronidazole | 1 | |
Report created on May 21, 2012.