Antibiotic therapy for respiratory diseases
Diseases of the respiratory tract can be attributed to the most common diseases. Determining the cause of the disease plays an important role in the appointment of the right treatment. Most often, such diseases are of an infectious nature. As a rule, the infectious nature of the disease is treated with antibiotics. Antibiotic therapy for diseases associated with respiratory tracts is indicated for bacterial infections, as well as for virus-bacterial associations.
Antibiotic therapy for respiratory diseases
Rhinitis is the most common respiratory disease. With an ordinary runny nose, antibiotics are not prescribed. They are used only in the development of chronic rhinitis.
Treatment of sinusitis, in contrast to a simple rhinitis, involves the use of antibiotics, almost always. Use mainly antibiotics in the form of tablets and capsules for oral administration. Dosage, type of antibiotic and course of treatment are prescribed by a specialist. Recently, due to the prevalence of microplasma and chlamydial infection, antibiotics from the macrolith group are used to treat sinusitis. Children are prescribed a short course of antibiotic treatment with Azithromycin.
With angina, antibiotic therapy is prescribed only for frequently recurring angina and for severe disease. Children often develop streptococcal angina. It can leak like a scarlet fever. When suspected of scarlet fever, antibiotics are prescribed. With angina and scarlet fever, in general, antibiotics from the penicillin group are prescribed. Antibiotics of macrolides and cephalosporins may also be used.
Pharyngitis is an inflammation of the pharyngeal mucosa. This disease shows the use of antibiotics only in the presence of specific signs of infection or in chronic forms. The type of antibiotics, as well as the duration of admission specialists select for each patient individually.
In the treatment of tracheitis and laryngitis, the use of antibiotics is indicated in severe cases if there are clear signs of bacterial infection. Usually in such cases, antibiotics are used from the group of semisynthetic penicillins, or other groups.
Antibiotic therapy for other diseases of the respiratory tract
Antibiotics are also used in the treatment of bronchial diseases. Among such diseases, the most common is bronchitis. In the treatment of bronchitis, in most cases, treated with antibiotics, in order to prevent complications of bronchitis and the transition of the disease into a chronic form. In all cases of chronic obstructive bronchitis, also chronic obstructive pulmonary disease or COPD, a course of antibiotic treatment is conducted. In general, antibiotics are prescribed from the group of cephalosporites and semisynthetic penicillins.
Bronchial asthma manifests itself, as a rule, the occurrence of chronic cough and periodic attacks of suffocation. The use of antibiotic therapy for this disease is part of, and is an integral, integrated treatment for asthma. To prevent exacerbations of the disease during the treatment, antibiotics are used that are allergic to the patient.
The main method of treating pneumonia is the administration of antibacterial drugs. Before the invention of antibiotics, pneumonia was a disease in which lethal outcomes often occurred. Thanks to the use of modern antibiotics in our time, the deaths with this disease have become very rare. Antibiotics for intravenous administration are used to treat pneumonia in severe form. Unfortunately SARS is a common disease among children( Chlamydia and Mycoplasma pneumonia).In such cases, patients are assigned to use antibacterial drugs from the macrolide group.
Responsible and complex procedure is the treatment with antibiotics. You need to know that you can not prescribe antibiotics yourself. The fact is that every person has his own peculiarities of the organism. Self-selection of antibiotics can lead to the development of quite serious complications, as well as the formation of antibiotic-resistant strains of microbes. That's why any antibiotics for the treatment of the respiratory tract should be prescribed only by the attending physician. He will adequately prescribe the right antibiotic, dosage and course of treatment.
