Antibiotics are substances of plant, animal and microbial origin that purposefully suppress the vital activity of certain microorganisms. They either cause their death (bactericidal effect), or inhibit their reproduction (bacteriostatic effect).
Broad-spectrum antibiotics are represented by the following list:
- chloramphenicol;
- tetracycline;
- neomycin;
- streptomycin;
- monomycin;
- ampicillin;
- kanamycin;
- imipenem;
- rifamcin;
- cephalosporins.
Not everyone knows that modern broad-spectrum antibiotics are strong enough to destroy not only pathogenic microbes, but also damage the beneficial microflora of the gastric region. For example, dysbiosis can be caused by uncontrolled intake of antibiotics, and even in a hospital setting, it can be treated very long and difficult. Let us remind all alarmists and lovers of pills that in addition to official drugs, there are also alternative antibiotics.
These include:
- onion;
- garlic;
- radish;
- green tea.
They are best addressed during a flu epidemic.
Broad-spectrum antibiotics for children are prescribed mainly as a prophylactic agent against any disease. If the causative agent of the disease is not exactly known, then the use of a broad-spectrum antibiotic may be justified, but after establishing an accurate diagnosis, it is necessary to use a narrowly targeted antibiotic, which will directly affect the focus inflammation. Do not abuse antibiotics, otherwise the child may develop thrush.
Broad-spectrum antibiotics can be injected into the body (intramuscularly, intravenously, into the cerebrospinal fluid). You can apply an antibiotic ointment to a wound or an abscess on the skin. And you can use oral antibiotics (drops, capsules, syrups, tablets). Of course, pills are much more preferable and easier than injections. However, some of them dissolve in the stomach (penicillin), while others are hardly absorbed from the intestines into the bloodstream (gentamin). Perhaps the onset of nausea and vomiting (the medicine will not reach the affected organ). The patient may be unconscious. So for a drug administered intramuscularly or intravenously, there is much more opportunity to reach the diseased organ.
Oral antibiotics of a wide spectrum of action (tablets, potions, etc.) act on the causative agent of the disease, being absorbed into the bloodstream, mainly through the human intestine. To carry out effective antimicrobial therapy, an accurate bacteriological diagnosis and the establishment of the sensitivity of the affected microflora to the administered antibiotic are required.
Below is a list of broad-spectrum antibiotics generally accepted in medical practice:
- penicillin - interferes with the synthesis of proteins in the walls of bacteria;
- erythromycin - has a good effect in the fight against gram-positive bacteria;
- tetracycline is a bacteriostatic drug;
- aminoglycoside - have an effective effect against gram-positive and gram-negative microflora;
- chloramphenicol (chloramphenicol) - used to treat penicillin-resistant infections
- vancomycin - is widely used against gram-positive microbes;
- metronidazole - effective against lamblia, Trichomonas, amoebas, anaerobes;
- imipenem - used in combination with other antibiotics;
- quinolones - effective in the fight against pneumonia, urinary tract infections, skin, subcutaneous tissue.
Broad-spectrum antibiotics are available over-the-counter, but keep in mind that they all have an effect on a wide variety of human organs, and it is best to purchase such medicines by consulting your doctor a doctor.
