Best medication for pseudomonas due to breast implants?

To nurse101, Hi.  This sounds serious.  We all get an occasional infected implant, unfortunately.  As soon as I have any suspicion that an implant might be infected, I bring in an infectious diseases consultant to help me manage the patient.  There is too much at stake, and too many... more

If you have pseudomonas infecting your implants, you should have the implants removed or the antibiotic will likely be ineffective. If the infection is arrested, you will likely have significant contractures. A consultation with an infection doctor would be stoungly urged.

Presumably, your breast implants are out already.  the prognosis for breast implants with an active infection is poor, since the implants and the tissue surrounding them has no natural defenses.  Infections treated "halfway" for a long period of time lead to scarred and deformed breasts... more

Please see Dr. Williams excellent summary of the pharmacology and potential antibiotic use for this infection.  To me, I would need to know if the implants are in or out.  If they are in and you have a pseudomonas infection of the implant, the implant will need to come out. ... more

Some physicians would argue that the best treatment for a breast implant infection is to remove it and allow the soft tissues to heal and infection to resolve followed by delayed insertion of a new implant 4-6 months later. After I did a brief review of the literature, it appears that they are considered... more

Thanks for your question - Breast implant infections are serious and can require oral antibiotics, IV antibiotics or additional surgery including removing the implants.  Implants of course themselves do not cause Pseudomonas infection but can become colonized with the bacteria. Implants (breast and... more