How long to take levofloxacin for testicular infection

  Treatment of orchitis with levofloxacin is generally recommended for about 15 consecutive days of oral administration.  The vast majority of testicular infections are caused by bacterial infections, and the use of levofloxacin can effectively destroy the structure of the bacteria, thus achieving the purpose of treating testicular infections. The process of killing the bacteria will take some time, and the whole course of treatment will take about 15 days. When the medicine takes effect, the discomfort caused by testicular infection, such as swelling and pain, will gradually disappear and eventually subside completely. But not everyone is 15 days course of treatment, individual people have obvious resistance to levofloxacin, may eat continuously for a month also can not achieve the purpose of treatment. It is advisable for such patients to have their blood drawn for bacterial culture plus drug sensitivity test to select the most sensitive drug for treatment in order to improve the efficacy and shorten the treatment period.  In addition, patients are not recommended to have sexual relations during treatment to avoid increasing the burden on the testicles and causing discomfort.