Bacteria, germs and fungi can mercilessly attack our body. To combat them, antibacterial, antimicrobial and antifungal drugs are used. These funds are able to block the spread of pathogenic agents or act on them destructively. But for the fight against them to be successful, it is necessary to establish exactly which bacteria caused the disease. In some cases, it is impossible to determine the diagnosis and the best solution is antimicrobial agents with a wide spectrum of action.
Features of the fight against pathogens
It is important to consider that many antimicrobials have a powerful effect not only on foreign agents, but also on the patient’s body. So, they are detrimental to the microflora of the gastric department and some other organs. In order to cause minimal damage, it is important to start treatment immediately, as microorganisms spread at a tremendous speed. If you miss this moment, the fight against them will be longer and exhausting.
In addition, if antimicrobials must be used for treatment, they should be prescribed in the maximum amount so that the microorganisms do not have time to adapt. The assigned course cannot be interrupted, even if improvements are noticed.
Also, it is recommended to use different antimicrobials in treatment, and not just one type. This is necessary so that after the treatment there are no foreign agents left that have adapted to a particular drug.
In addition to this, you must take a course that will strengthen the body. Since many drugs can cause serious allergic reactions, they should be taken only as directed by your doctor.
Sulfonamide
We can say that antimicrobials are divided into three types - these are nitrofurans, antibiotics and sulfonamides. The latter drugs have a detrimental effect in that they do not allow folic acid and other components to be obtained by microbes, which are important for their reproduction and vital functions. But premature termination of the treatment course or a small amount of the drug makes it possible for microorganisms to adapt to new conditions. In the future, sulfonamides are no longer able to fight.
This group includes well-absorbed drugs: Norsulfazole, Streptocide, Sulfadimezin, Etazol. It should also be noted difficult to absorb drugs: "Sulgin", "Phthalazole" and others.
If necessary, for a better result, the doctor may recommend combining these two types of sulfa drugs. Their combination with antibiotics is also possible. Some antimicrobials are described below.
"Streptocide"
Basically, this drug is prescribed for the treatment of tonsillitis, cystitis, pyelitis, erysipelas. In some cases, the medicine can cause side effects such as headache, severe nausea, accompanied by vomiting, some complications from the nervous, hematopoietic or cardiovascular systems. But medicine does not stand still, and in practice similar drugs are used, but they have fewer adverse reactions. These drugs include Etazole and Sulfadimezin.
Also, "Streptocide" can be applied topically for burns, festering wounds, skin ulcers. In addition, you can inhale the powder with your nose if you have an acute runny nose.
"Norsulfazole"
This drug is effective for cerebral meningitis, pneumonia, sepsis, gonorrhea, etc. This antimicrobial agent quickly leaves the body, but it is necessary to drink a large amount of water per day.
Ingalipt
Good antimicrobials for the throat, which are prescribed for laryngitis, ulcerative stomatitis, pharyngitis, are those that contain streptocide and norsulfazole. Such funds include Ingalipt. Among other things, it contains thymol, alcohol, peppermint and eucalyptus oil. It is an antiseptic and anti-inflammatory.
"Furacilin"
This is a well-known antibacterial fluid that has a detrimental effect on various microbes. You can apply the medicine externally, treating wounds, washing the nasal and auditory passages, as well as internally with bacterial dysentery. On the basis of "Furacilin" some antibacterial and antimicrobial drugs are produced.
Phthalazole
This slowly absorbed drug can be combined with antibiotics. It is also combined with Etazolum, Sulfadimezinom and other medicines. It works actively by inhibiting intestinal infections. Effective for dysentery, gastroenteritis, colitis.
Nitrofuran
In medicine, there are many drugs that are derivatives of Nitrofuran. Such agents have an extensive effect. For example, "Furagin" and "Furadonin" are often prescribed for cystitis, urethritis, pyelonephritis and other infectious diseases of the genitourinary system.
"Penicillin"
The drug is an antibiotic that has a detrimental effect on young microbes. In the fight against influenza, smallpox and other viral diseases, it is ineffective. But with pneumonia, peritonitis, abscess, sepsis, meningitis, "Penicillin" is a good helper. Various preparations are obtained from it that surpass it in action, for example, Benzylpenicillin. These drugs are low toxic, they practically do not cause complications. That is why it is believed that these are strong antimicrobials for children.
But still, it is worth considering that a low-quality medicine can cause intense allergies. It can also suppress the natural intestinal microflora in the elderly and newborns. Weakened people or in childhood, simultaneously with Penicillin, are prescribed vitamins of groups C and B.
Chloramphenicol
Strains resistant to Penicillin are inhibited by Levomycetin. It does not affect protozoa, acid-resistant bacteria, anaerobes, Pseudomonas aeruginosa. With psoriasis and skin diseases, this drug is contraindicated. Also, it is forbidden to take it when oppressing blood formation.
"Streptomycin"
This antibiotic has several derivatives that help in different situations. For example, some can treat pneumonia, others are effective for peritonitis, and others deal with an infection of the genitourinary system. Note that the use of "Streptomycin" and its derivatives is permissible only after the appointment of a doctor, since an overdose does not exclude such a serious complication as hearing loss.
Tetracycline
This antibiotic is able to cope with many bacteria that can not be treated with other drugs. Side effects may occur. "Tetracycline" can be combined with "Penicillin" in case of severe septic conditions. There is also an ointment that copes with skin diseases.
Erythromycin
This antibiotic is considered a "fallback option", which is resorted to if other antimicrobial agents have failed in their task. He successfully defeats diseases that have arisen due to the action of resistant strains of staphylococci. There is also an erythromycin ointment, which helps with bedsores, burns, purulent or infected wounds, trophic ulcers.
The main broad-spectrum antimicrobials are listed below:
- Tetracycline.
- Chloramphenicol.
- Ampicillin.
- "Rifampicin".
- Neomycin.
- "Monomycin."
- "Rifamcin."
- Imipenem.
- "Cephalosporins."
Gynecology and antibacterial treatment
If in any other area the disease can be attacked with broad-spectrum antibacterial drugs, then in gynecology it is required to strike with a well-chosen narrowly targeted agent. Depending on the microflora, not only medicines are prescribed, but also their dosage and duration of the course.
Most often, antimicrobials in gynecology are used externally. It can be candles, ointments, capsules. In some cases, if necessary, treatment is supplemented with drugs with a wide range of effects. These may include Terzhinan, Polygynax and others. A faster result can be achieved if you take two or three drugs at the same time. In any case, prior consultation with your doctor is important.