Dr thinks I may have a bone infection. Is Augmentin XR the proper antibiotic?

Dr thinks I may have a bone infection. Is Augmentin XR the proper antibiotic?Emergency room dr gave me some other antibiotic 3 weeks ago to heel my gout like symptoms. xrays neg. for sprain or fracture
Sorry, I thought it was gout but and update... I walked a bunch tonight and it swelled back up. It was getting better as I stayed of it.

gazeygoo
I'm confused, gout isn't an infection bone or otherwise and isn't treated with antibiotics. It is a problem with uric acid metabolism and often presents itself as pain in the big toe. What exactly is the infection you are being treated for?

Ruth V
If it's an infection then Augmentin XR is the proper antibiotic. Usually antibiotics are not given for gout like symptoms. Gout is the most common form of very painful inflammatory arthritis and is treated with anti-inflammatories and analgesics not antibiotics
Good Luck

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