Staphylococcus is the most common microbe on earth. Carriers of this bacterium are most of the inhabitants of the planet. As a rule, the presence of staphylococcus in the body does not manifest itself. However, under unsanitary conditions, overpopulation, unhealthy food, staphylococcus begins its negative impact. With reduced immunity, staphylococcus in the nasopharynx or on the skin, especially in children, is a risk of serious diseases. Staphylococcus is able to produce toxins, thereby disrupting the vital functions of mucous cells and skin. Often, it is with staphylococcal infection that the most dangerous diseases begin, including sepsis, pneumonia, purulent skin diseases, and severe intoxication of the body.
The most common are the following pathogenic staphylococci :
Saprophytic staphylococcus;
Staphylococcus aureus;
Epidermal staphylococcus;
Hemolytic staphylococcus.
According to experts, most often staphylococcus affects the mucous membranes of the respiratory tract. For example, hemolytic staphylococcus is the causative agent of tonsillitis (acute tonsillitis). It is found in bacteriological studies of secretions from the pharynx of patients with angina in 70% of cases. Therefore, many doctors consider tonsillitis or tonsillitis as a form of staph infection. In patients with angina, several times more often than in healthy people, an increase in the level of staphylococcal antibodies is detected. In chronic tonsillitis, hemolytic staphylococcus is sown in about 50% of cases.
The main typical manifestations of the presence of staphylococcal infection in the throat are enlargement and hyperemia (redness) of the tonsils, as well as pain when swallowing. In childhood, damage to the tonsils caused by hemolytic streptococcus can be complicated by otitis media, inflammation of the cervical lymph nodes and scarlet fever.
Transmission of staphylococcal infection occurs by contact. By the way, it is worth noting that hemolytic staphylococcus is quite stable. There are cases when bacteria remain on the tonsils and nasopharynx in a sleeping state even after a course of treatment for hemolytic staphylococcus, and, accordingly, can be transmitted to the most susceptible people. The incubation (latent) period of the disease lasts about two days.
Sequential treatment of hemolytic staphylococcus guarantees the absence of subsequent serious complications (rheumatism, nephritis, sepsis and a number of other dangerous diseases).
The treatment process itself for hemolytic staphylococcus is not simple, but the cure is quite real, you just have to make sure that the bacteria does not develop resistance to the antibiotic used. Having assigned an analysis of sensitivity to antibiotics, the doctor will most likely recommend systemic treatment of hemolytic staphylococcus in combination with antibiotics, immunomodulatory agents and drugs that restore normal microflora in the body.
All drugs prescribed by the doctor according to the scheme must be drunk. In addition, it is important that the course of treatment is completed in full. Otherwise, the remaining hemolytic staphylococci become resistant to antibiotics and are practically invulnerable to standard antibacterial treatment. And only after completing the full course of therapy, retaking the tests, you can be sure that the fight against bacteria is completed, and the body is healthy. Remember, the main principle of therapy for hemolytic staphylococcus is an increase in immunity.
Take care of yourself, temper your body, eat fully, play sports, relax in the fresh air. Strong immunity is a reliable protector against any bacteria.