Part of the problem is the lack of tools for physicians to differentiate bacterial infections from viral infections, other than the rapid strep test. Although that test offers a specific way to identify pharyngitis episodes that require antibiotics,tympanocentesisand sinus puncture are not practical ...
(4)___ Therefore,antibiotics shouldn't be widely used in treatments for such diseases.Only less than one third of strep throats are bacterial.If you suspect bacterial throat,get tested to find out for sure. Another report,conducted by the U.S.Centers for Disease Control and Prevention,also ...
Byanon37689— On Jul 21, 2009 hi..I have the disease. I transmitted the disease into my boyfriend. it was then at that time I knew I have the disease because the symptom is seen mostly in males. My boyfriend was medicated with ceftriaxone 1g I.M. i just want to ask. I did not ...
"Consider gettingantibioticsfor your child when a cough persists for 14 days or more," says Dr. Casper. "Antibiotics are also necessary if a doctor diagnoses your child with a bacterial infection, such asstrep throat."
For example, they can treat bronchitis, pneumonia, strep throat, ear infection, and pinkeye -- as long as they're caused by bacteria. Sometimes, you get infected with a bacteria after you've got a cold. Some signs of bacterial sinus infection are pain around your face and eyes that may...
Like many kids, I was plagued with regular strep throat infections. And, like some kids, my penicillin allergy prevented me from taking the first-line antibiotics to treat those illnesses. So, like many—probably too many—kids and adults, I got Z-Pack antibiotics. Now, decades later, I’...
When one of my kids has strep throat I'm all about the antibiotics. In my food? Not so much, unless they are natural. I've been trending toward being more of a label reader in recent years, so I'll continue to keep a sharp eye on certain products. On the flip side, it's nice...
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Patients with renal failure clear the drugs through the liver at a (slower/ faster) pace slower ___ therapeutic uses: Streptococcus pneumoniaeinfections •S. pyogenesinfections •Viridans strep endocarditis (also given prophylactically) •Anaerobes (except...
“Taking antibiotics unnecessarily exposes people to adverse drug reactions, allergies, yeast infections and nausea, with no benefit.”Antibiotics don’t work for viral infectionsSore throats caused by streptococcus bacteria (‘strep’) should be treated with antibiotics. But while people often thin...