Staph. Infections a Common Yet Serious Problem: Lung staph infection

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My mother is 80 and was recently transferred from the nursing home to the hospital with apparent pneumonia that is now a staph infection in her lungs. She was been on IV vancomycin for just under a week and they are about to do the second bronchioscope tomorrow.

A bit more background - she smoked for 60 years (quit in May 01) and in Oct 01 had bronchitis and double pneumonia. IFebeb of this year she broke her hip.

My concerns are these: 1)Are multibronchioscopesopes unusual to treat this disease? She had one last Tuesday and is going to have another one this Tuesday.
2)How long is reasonable forvancomycinmycin to be given before it gets rid of the disease?
3)Should I be real concerned if the Dr. tells me the infection is still there when he calls tomorrow? vancomycincomycin is given every 2 days currently and it seems that towards the end of the two days before getting the next dose, she seems to re-lapse a bit. The day after the medicine is given, she seems to do pretty good. Is this norTonite5)Tonite, though she was having a hard time breathing, her blood oxygen level was 96% and her pulse was 70.

Thanks for your time and response.

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