Anti-infectives are a class of medications than can either kill an infectious agent or inhibit it from spreading. Some sub-classes of anti-infectives include: Amebicides, Aminoglycosides, Anthelmintics, Antimalarial Agents, Antifungals, Antiprotozoals, Antituberculosis Agents, Antivirals, Cephalosporins, Fluoroquinolones, Macrolides, Penicillins, and Tetracyclines. Anti-infectives treat a number of infections whether it be a minor bacteria infection or providing a vaccine for a particular virus.
Amebicides destroy or kill amebiasis. Some Amebicides include brand name Yodoxin, generic name iodoquinol. Iodoquinol is used to treat intestinal infections caused by amoebae. You should always use caution when taking this medication because iodoquinol can cause dizziness and blurry vision. Always take this medication exacly how your physician requires you to do so. You should always take this medication with a full glass of water after a meal. Another drug from the class of Amebicides is brand name Flagyl, generic name metronidazole. Flagyl is an antibiotic used to treat bacterial infections. You should never consume any alcohol while on this particular medication. Aminoglycosides are bactericidal agents used to treat gram negative infections. Aminoglycosides do not absorb well when given orally so they must be given intavenously to get its systemic effect. Some Aminoglycosides include brand name Garamycin, generic name gentamicin. Garamycin can treat infections of the eyes and ears caused by bacteria, as well as urinary tract infections. Another Aminoglycoside is brand name Nebcin, generic name tobramycin. Tobramycin can treat infections caused by bacteria as well as in the treatment of cystic fibrosis. Patients treated with this drug s...
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...your prescription runs out. Augmentin, generic name amoxicillin/potassium clavulanate treats many infections such as ear infections, bronchitis and sinusitis. Pregnancy category B. Tetracyclines are bacteriastatic. They inhibit bacterial growth by inhibiting protein synthesis. Tetracyclines can cause photosensitivity. They can also treat acne and skin infections. Tetracycline topical ointments can stop bacteria from growing on the skin. Terramycin, generic name oxytetracycline comes as an oral tablet and an opthalmic ointment. Achromycin, generic name tetracycline hydrochloride is FDA pregnancy category B.
Anti-infectives can kill an infectious agent or prevent it from spreading. Anti-infectives are good to have because without them diseases would be spread throughout the world ant many lives would be taken away.
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Meanwhile, a study made by Palmer found that inhaled antibiotics used as adjunct to systemic antibiotic therapy has proven to improve the clinical outcome of patients with MDR VAP (6). The study also showed a direct relationship between antibiotic resistance with the se of systematic antibiotics. Aerosolized antibiotic used in this study that are proven to be effective are: amikacin, colistin, ceftazidime, gentamicin, tobramycin, sisomycin, and yancomycin.
... much advancement in medicine has been created to improve life. The most common today is the cure for certain viruses. By simply taking a shot containing a vaccine, that took extensive amount of research and self-intuition, one can dramatically reduce their chance of the virus affecting them later on.
There are many options for substance addiction treatment and utilizing medication as a means of eliminating substance use is one that has been called a double edge sword. There are two schools of thought with medically assisted treatment. First, let 's define medication assisted treatment (MAT): “it is the use of pharmacological medications, in combination with counseling and behavioral therapies, to provide a “whole patient” approach to the treatment of substance use disorders. Research indicates that a combination of medication and behavioral therapies can successfully treat substance use disorders, and for some people struggling with addiction, MAT can help sustain recovery” (Watkins, 2016). One side of this treatment option is that it provides that extra little nudge to start recovery with less or more withdrawal symptoms. For example, disulfiram is an alcohol aversion agent, that when taken with alcohol the person becomes very ill (Watkins, 2016). There are also other medications that help with reducing symptoms of withdrawal, such as methadone.
Weston, Debbie. Infection Prevention and Control: Theory and Clinical Practice for Healthcare Professionals. Chichester, England: John Wiley & Sons, 2008. Print.
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...in the fields of both science and medicine, future epidemics of any disease can be handled better. When a lethal disease begins to rampage a population, research on similar epidemics can help the world contain, cure, and prevent the disease to protect the world and its population.
ANTIBIOTICS :- Antibiotics are medicines that fight bacteria. Antibiotics can save lives, if used properly. Antibiotics either kill bacteria or keep them from multiplying. Antibiotics do not fight virus infections. For example: Cold Flu ANTIBIOTICS: Most coughs Sore throats (Exception: strep throats).
Hospital acquired infections are one of the most common complications of care in the hospital setting. Hospital acquired infections are infections that patients acquired during the stay in the hospital. These infections can cause an increase number of days the patients stay in the hospital. Hospital acquired infections makes the patients worse or even causes death. “In the USA alone, hospital acquired infections cause about 1.7 million infections and 99,000 deaths per year”(secondary).
In the last decade, the number of prescriptions for antibiotics has increases. Even though, antibiotics are helpful, an excess amount of antibiotics can be dangerous. Quite often antibiotics are wrongly prescribed to cure viruses when they are meant to target bacteria. Antibiotics are a type of medicine that is prone to kill microorganisms, or bacteria. By examining the PBS documentary Hunting the Nightmare Bacteria and the article “U.S. government taps GlaxoSmithKline for New Antibiotics” by Ben Hirschler as well as a few other articles can help depict the problem that is of doctors prescribing antibiotics wrongly or excessively, which can led to becoming harmful to the body.
Ampicillin disrupts the third and final stage of bacterial cell wall synthesis by binding specific penicillin-binding proteins (PBPs) that are inside the bacterial cell wall. Then facilitated by bacterial cell wall autolytic enzymes, cell lysis beings. Ampicillin is metabolized by Hydrolysis of the B-lactam ring to penicilloic acid. Microorganisms such as salmonella, Escherichia coli, campylobacter, shigella aquificae, thermotogae, chrysiogenetes, nitrospira, deferribacteres, other eubacteria, and other enteric bacteria are sensitive to Ampicillin. Treatment Dosage can range from 1 to 2g IM or IV every 4 to 6 hours to the maximum does of 12g per day. Microorganisms resistant to Ampicillin are penicillinase- producing bacteria (some strains of staphylococci), Pseudomonas aeruginosa, P. Vulgaris, Kiebsiella pneumonia, and Enerobacter aerogenes.
The ability to become reflective in practice has become a necessary skill for health professionals. This is to ensure that health professionals are continuing with their daily learning and improving their practice. Reflective practice plays a big part in healthcare today and is becoming increasingly noticed.
Infection control is very important in the health care profession. Health care professionals, who do not practice proper infection control, allow themselves to become susceptible to a number of infections. Among the most dreaded of these infections are: hepatitis B (HBV), hepatitis C (HCV), and human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). Another infection which has more recently increased in prevalence is methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA). These infections are all treated differently. Each infection has its own symptoms, classifications, and incubation periods. These infections are transmitted in very similar fashions, but they do not all target the same population.
The Infection Prevention and Control (IPC) Program is an essential force maximizing quality, patient centered care, and safety throughout the Veterans Affairs North Texas Health Care System (VANTHCS). The VANTHCS “... is a progressive health care provider in the heart of Texas ... we serve more than 117,000 Veterans and deliver 1.4 million outpatient episodes of care each year to Veterans in 38 Texas counties and two counties in southern Oklahoma” (“VA North Texas,” 2016, para. 1). The purpose of the IPC Program is to guide a facility-wide approach toward identifying, preventing, controlling, and eliminating healthcare-associated infections (HAIs). This approach is facilitated through infection control (IC) practitioner’s role-modeling behaviors of assessing, supporting, guiding, and/or directing healthcare providers (HCPs) in the application of evidence-based practices (EBPs) to prevent HAIs. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), HAIs are often preventable adverse events that pose a major threat to patient safety (“Centers for Disease,” 2016). As a result, IC practitioners recognize the importance of preparing nurse faculty to engage clinical staff in the application of EBPs to prevent infections.
Bacteria are found nearly everywhere within the body and most types are harmless or even helpful to bodily function (Novitt-Moreno). While it is important to have these bacteria in the body, pathogenic invaders can cause serious illnesses. Pathogenic bacteria work by either actually attacking a part of the victim’s body or releasing toxic waste products into the body. Bacteria are single-celled and contain all of the cellular mechanisms needed to live, grow, and reproduce (Novitt-Moreno). That means, when treating a bacterial infection, it is critical to have a highly specific antibiotic that can destroy the unwanted
Infection control, a term that describes procedures taken to reduce the spread of infection. The dental office is a place where many people are treated including patients with infectious disease such as tuberculosis, HIV/AIDS, hepatitis, and many other highly contagious diseases. It is imperative that in any dental office setting the prevention of the spreading microorganisms from patient to patient, patient to staff, or staff to patient is done in high precaution. Infection control has two main objectives; to protect the patients from harmful pathogens as well as dental team members. Infections can cause or add pain, deteriorate a persons health, and in worst cases even result in death. In order to understand the infection control in a dental facility, you must understand the standard precautions required by organizations that regulate or recommend infection control, the kinds of preventive measures taken, as well as when these measures should be taken.