My Husband is in the hospital with pseudamonas pneumonia. He is 78 and smoked for about 27 years and may have copd. The doctors did a bronchoscopy and are giving him ceftaxidime and levoquin. I cant seem to get prognosis information from them.  They say he may be in the hospital for 48 more hours. They do tell me he is very sick. Is this pneumonia curable?
Thanks for your question on Chat Doctor. I can understand your concern. Yes, this kind of pneumonia is curable. Don't worry. Pseudocodes infection is common in COPD patients. Pseudocodes infection always require dual antibiotic coverage. He is taking correct medicines. Ceftazidime is cephalosporin group of antibiotic. Levine is LE of look. It is also broad spectrum antibiotic. So both these are good against Pseudocodes. So he will mostly recover with these antibiotics. Once he is out of this pneumonia, get done adult pulmonary vaccines like pneumococcal and influenza vaccine to prevent recurrent respiratory tract infection. Hope I have solved your query. I will be happy to help you further. Wishing good health to your husband. Thanks.