Can Cefotaxime be used for UTI in diabetic patient?

Hello doctor,

I am 44 years old male and diabetic for past ten years. I have been having UTI almost for three days a week and have been taking Norflox 400 twice a day. I was an alcoholic taking 12 fluid ounces of brandy every day and recently a month back, I have quit that habit. I now want to focus on my health. I went to a diabetic center and started Trulicity for weekly insulin for sugar control. I gave urine culture ten days back and the report shows Enterococcus faecalis with a colony count greater than 1000000 and only four antibiotics as susceptible, namely, Cefotaxime, Meropenem, Imipenem, and Vancomycin. My diabetic doctor has prescribed Meronem 500 mg injection twice a day for five days. My question is, I cannot afford Meronem 500 mg as 10 injections are very expensive, and I found that Cefotaxime is the cheapest among the four of them. Can I have that injected for five days, twice a day?

Hello doctor,

Thank you for the reply,

I have a couple of doubts, what is the injection name, please. Can it be given as IV direct? Or slow infusion drips? Is it 1 g or 500 mg? Is USG alone enough? Or should I take culture again? Is there an oral alternative?