are iv antibiotics more effective?
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Among physicians and patients alike, it is generally accepted that IV antibiotics are better than oral. They are stronger. They will work faster. They will save the day when oral antibiotics have failed.
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You might think that combining two antibiotics would be a great strategy to take down a nasty disease fast. Think again. A new study suggests that such a two-pronged attack can backfire badly by giving super-resistant bacteria the opportunity they need to come out on top in the struggle for resources.
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This study indicates that both formulations of erythromycin are highly effective for routine, empirical treatment of acute respiratory tract infections. Erythromycin base, however, appears to be less well tolerated than erythromycin ethylsuccinate.
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What are the risks, if any? DW: There's a risk of infection with IV vitamin therapy. Any time you have an IV inserted, it creates a direct path into your bloodstream and bypasses your body's first defense mechanism against bacteria: your skin.
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Discussion. We found that treatment with oral amoxicillin for either three days or five days was equally effective for non-severe pneumonia. Among children with complete follow up who adhered to treatment, cure rate was about 95%.
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In either case, follow the directions. Some antibiotics are better absorbed on an empty stomach, so you don't want to limit their effectiveness. But if the label says, “Take with food,” taking your pills with a meal might help ease stomach issues.
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Broad-spectrum antibiotics are more likely to lead to bacteria that resist drugs. This leads to infections that last longer and cost more to treat. They can spread to family and friends. Antibiotics have side effects.
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Although antibiotics will help to clear your infection, they'll rarely provide you with any pain relief. You may therefore choose to take some kind of painkilling medication (analgesic) to help relieve your symptoms. Paracetamol is one of the safest painkillers and rarely causes side effects.
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Cefuroxime axetil is at least as effective as penicillin V in the management of streptococcal pharyngitis and may be more effective in preventing the carrier state.
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The antibiotic amoxicillin, that doctors typically prescribe for common lower respiratory tract infections (LRTI) such as cough and bronchitis, is no more effective at relieving symptoms than the use of no medication, even in older patients.
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Looks like saline for wound irrigation is still available, but the IV saline is what requires a prescription (supposedly it is a different "grade" than irrigation saline).
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Antibiotics do not work on viruses, such as those that cause colds, flu, bronchitis, or runny noses, even if the mucus is thick, yellow, or green. Antibiotics are only needed for treating infections caused by bacteria, but even some bacterial infections get better without antibiotics.
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Antibiotics kill indiscriminately, whereas vaccines are highly targeted. Antibiotics are used to treat severe infection, whereas vaccines prevent infections from ever becoming established.
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MRSA is treatable. By definition, MRSA is resistant to some antibiotics. But other kinds of antibiotics still work. If you have a severe infection, or MRSA in the bloodstream, you will need intravenous antibiotics.
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When we're suffering from a bacterial infection, a trip to the doctors to be prescribed antibiotics is commonplace. ... Gram-negative bacteria are more resistant to antibodies and antibiotics than Gram-positive bacteria, because they have a largely impermeable cell wall.
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Overall mortality rates were significantly lower in patients treated with azithromycin (3.7 percent) than in those treated with clarithromycin (7.3 percent). The incidence of bacteremia, which was associated with a higher risk of mortality, was similar in the two macrolide treatment groups.
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Pharmacokinetics/Pharmacodynamics: Daptomycin is only available in the IV form since oral dosage forms have poor bioavailability and are unable to achieve clinically effective concentrations. It exhibits linear pharmacokinetics at doses up to 6 mg/kg, but becomes slightly non-linear when doses approach 8 mg/kg.