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On the modern views on antimicrobial agents says researcher at the Institute of Clinical Pharmacology, University Hospital Charite
Berlin Elena Adolfovna Gaikovich.


- What diseases are needed and which should not be treated with antibiotics?
- It looks to treatment with antibiotics seriously reconsidered. With a cold resort to antibiotics is not only useless but harmful. The common cold - is an acute respiratory viral infection (ARI), and a virus antibiotics do not work. It is useless to treat them influenza, measles, rubella, chicken pox, mumps, hepatitis A, B, C and many other diseases caused by viruses.
Antibiotics do not work well on fungi, worms.

In many chronic diseases, where microbes play an important role, antibiotics are appointed only for the period of exacerbation. Such diseases include, for example, chronic bronchitis and pyelonephritis.

And there are some diseases that one antibiotic does not cure it. Only a few antimicrobial agents in the Commonwealth are able to defeat the tubercle bacillus.

That is why it is important not to "prescribe" antibiotics brand name viagra currently own or on the advice of a friend. When these drugs specialist advice is required.

- And how to be complications from viral infections? After all, antibiotics are prescribed for the prevention and treatment.

- The agents of bacterial diseases - is often our own microbes that permanently live in the mouth and nasopharynx. They are quite peacefully coexist with the organism. Their reproduction is limited to cells of the immune system. Nashi microbes do us good service: they provide no other micro-organisms to multiply and cause adverse effects.

Sometimes a virus can suppress the defense mechanisms. In this case, the "peaceful co-existence of" broken and there is a virus and bacterial diseases. But if we start taking antibiotics, we can not help kill the native microbes.

Airways immediately populate "foreign" pathogens, and immune system needs time to develop protection against them. Moreover, the new tenants could be microbes that are resistant to many antibiotics. This means that for the treatment of infections caused by them, it will require the next generation of antibiotics.

In recent years, several major studies have proven that the antibiotics prescribed for preventive purposes, does not prevent bacterial complications of SARS. Moreover, bacterial infections in people not previously treated with antibiotics, go fast. And those who were receiving antibiotics, treated for a long time.

- That is, antibiotics are dangerous?

- Not dangerous, but far from harmless. And not only because it affect the immune system. Many people respond to penicillin and other antimicrobial agents rash, swelling, and even allergic shock reaction. Particularly common allergic reactions are, if antibiotics are being given to the patient without bacterial disease.

Gentamicin can cause deafness and kidney damage, kidney and may suffer from some of the cephalosporins. Tetracycline, doxycycline toxic effect on the liver. Preparations of the fluoroquinolones increase sensitivity to sunlight and affect the cartilage. Children their prescribed only in extreme cases, since they can disrupt growth.

Chloramphenicol can cause severe damage to the blood, liver and nervous system. Almost all antibiotics cause disruption of the normal balance of intestinal microorganisms - bacteria overgrowth. This list of side effects may continue.

- Can I somehow avoid complications if antibiotics drink still necessary?
- Yes. If a person has had allergic reactions to some antibiotics, you should always inform your doctor. For example, if you are allergic to ampicillin is highly probable reaction and to penicillin and other drugs similar to ampicillin in structure. Complete information will help the doctor find the right replacement.

There are drugs whose purpose is to reduce the risk of complications. For the prevention of dysbiosis may help baktisubtil, bifiform, bificol, atsilakt. If you know that antibiotics can affect the liver, appoint hepatoprotectors: Kars, essentiale.

- Many people think antibiotics are evil and refuse to accept them, even in serious condition.

- This, of course, wrong and very dangerous. Antibiotics are necessary for bacterial infections. Can not do without them for diseases of upper respiratory tract: otitis, sore throat, sinus. Bacterial infection is likely if an earache, the ear or the eye is selected.

Typically, bacteria cause inflammation of the lungs - pneumonia. With its development of the temperature does not decrease by itself, and kept above 38 ? C for three days or more. There may be shortness of breath, chest pain.
Appointment of antimicrobial agents required for acute infections such as pyelonephritis, rozhistoe abscesses, osteomyelitis. No antibiotics are not necessary if we are talking about What can Viagra life and death of the patient. Sepsis, peritonitis, they are irreplaceable.

There are a number of chronic diseases that can be cured only antimicrobials. These include the mycoplasma infection, chlamydia and other sexually transmitted diseases through.
- How to evaluate the antibiotic is effective or not?

- In acute infections must first reduce the temperature. To see this, it is important not to take with the antibiotic fever. On the positive effect of the antibiotic also say the emergence of appetite, feeling better, the disappearance of pain and other symptoms.
- Can I take antibiotics for 2-3 days - to improve the state? After all, on the body can handle himself.

- It is impossible. The minimum term for which appointed antibiotics - 5 days. The exception to this rule, only one - the modern antibiotic sumamed employed for the flu and other infections. He has a duration of action, so it can be used for only three days. And what about the duration of the admission of such scholars argue so far. Because it is proved that the five-day regimen of angina sumamed more efficient.
Inadequate duration of treatment with antibiotics may have unintended consequences. Infection will be low intensity, can be complicated by heart disease, kidney disease. As a result of the premature cancellation of antibiotic-resistant form of bacteria it.

It is important to observe and frequency of administration during the day. To the drug worked, needs constant medical concentration in the blood.

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