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My uncle met with bike accident he had laceration cut over the right thigh. He got admitted in hospital under went surgery. Now Post operative day 2 but he discharged against medical advice, in hospital injection. Monocef 1g IV BD started. So how long he should continue that antibiotic?
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Hello ideally you should not have LAMA (Left against medical advice). Anyways continue I v inj for 5 days atleast post op. If after that needed you can switch over to oral antibiotics. Otherwise no need.
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