My husband is presenting with pneumonia and a terrible cough, producing yellow phlegm and or clear liquid water like substance. He has finished 10 days of antibiotics, currently 6 days post antibiotics. He still has cough, phlegm, and now has blurred vision in both eyes. He is otherwise a healthy 53 year old.
Thanks for your question on Chat Doctor. I can understand your situation and problem. Ideal treatment of pneumonia is to first isolate the organism a dthan start antibiotic according to the sensitivity pattern. So in your husbands' case I advise you to consult pulmonologist and get done1. Repeat chest x ray2. Sputum culture and sensitivity3. Bronchoscopy and BAD (Bronchoalveolar lavage) analysis. Since after 6 days of antibiotics, he is not improving, so we need chest x-ray to determine whether pneumonia is worsened or not. Sputum culture is necessary to isolate the causative organism and sensitivity is needed to guide antibiotic therapy. So consult pulmonologist and discuss all these. Avoid haphazard use of antibiotics in pneumonia as it will cause Chat Doctor.