Tuesday, April 10, 2012

The Culture

Anna's cough is starting to subside. She is not coughing at night anymore and her daytime coughs are less frequent and not as hard on her body.  We are pleased.

I talked to the CF nurse today to find out what her throat culture had shown. She reported that the culture was absolutely clear of anything but the "regular flora."  Awesome. I asked again about the staph she had mentioned. She said it was a minimal amount and it was the type of staph that responds to antibiotics (there are types of staph that are resistant to antibiotics). She said that if that staph was still present it is deeper in the airways than the culture can detect.  It could show up again in the future.

So, all in all, she is on the mend from this particular episode- we hope. The one side-effect of the antibiotic that she is on is that she has terrible diarrhea- and therefore a really bad butt rash. We were advised by a nurse at the pediatrician's office to put a mixture of Desitin, A and D ointment, and Maalox on it.  Anna is being a trooper about it but I feel awful for her.

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