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Lefamulin ni umuti w'amavuta mushya ufasha kurwanya indwara zimwe na zimwe ziterwa na mikorobe mu muhogo wawe. Uyu muti ubarizwa mu cyiciro cyihariye cy'imiti y'amavuta yitwa pleuromutilins, ikora mu buryo butandukanye n'indi miti myinshi y'amavuta ushobora kuba uzi.
Uyu muti wateguwe by'umwihariko uvura umusonga uterwa n'abaturage, ubwoko bw'indwara yo mu muhogo ushobora gufatira hanze y'ibitaro. Muganga wawe ashobora kugutera lefamulin iyo indi miti isanzwe y'amavuta itariyo nziza yo kuvura indwara yawe yihariye.
Lefamulin ivura umusonga uterwa n'abaturage mu bantu bakuru. Iyi ni indwara yo mu muhogo iterwa na mikorobe ufata mu buzima bwa buri munsi, atari ukuba mu bitaro cyangwa mu kigo cy'ubuvuzi.
Muganga wawe akenshi azagutera uyu muti iyo ibizamini byerekana ko ufite umusonga uterwa na mikorobe zimwe na zimwe nka Streptococcus pneumoniae, Staphylococcus aureus, cyangwa Haemophilus influenzae. Izi ni zimwe muri mikorobe zisanzwe ziteza indwara zo mu muhogo mu bantu bakuru bazima.
Uyu muti uza mu buryo bw'ibinini bifatirwa mu kanwa, bituma byoroha kuwuvura uri mu rugo. Ibi bivuze ko akenshi ushobora gukira umusonga utagombye kurara mu bitaro, ibintu abarwayi benshi babona bishimishije.
Lefamulin ikora ihagarika mikorobe gukora poroteyine zikeneye kugira ngo zibaho kandi zigwiri. Bitekereze nk'uko bibuza mikorobe ubushobozi bwo kwubaka ibice byingenzi byazo.
Uyu muti w'amavuta ufatwa nk'ukomeye mu rugero ruciriritse kandi ugamije ribosomes ya mikorobe, zisa n'inganda ntoya muri mikorobe. Mu kubuza izi nganda, lefamulin irinda mikorobe gukura kandi amaherezo ikazica.
Icyo lefamulin ikora kidasanzwe ni uburyo ikora. Bitandukanye na antibiyotike nyinshi, ikora mu buryo bagiteri zimwe zananiranye zitari zaramenya uko zirwanya, bigatuma ikora ku buryo bwiza ku ndwara zimwe na zimwe zikomeye.
Fata lefamulin nk'uko muganga abikwandikiye, akenshi rimwe mu masaha 12 mu gihe cy'iminsi itanu. Urashobora kuyifata hamwe cyangwa utayifatanije n'ibiryo, ariko kuyifata hamwe n'ifunguro rito rishobora kugufasha kugabanya kuribwa mu nda.
Mimina ibinini byose hamwe n'ikirahure cyuzuye cy'amazi. Ntugasenye, utahe cyangwa ubice, kuko ibi bishobora kugira ingaruka ku buryo umuti ukora mu mubiri wawe.
Gerageza gufata imiti yawe mu masaha amwe buri munsi kugira ngo ugumane urwego rwa antibiyotike mu mubiri wawe. Gushyiraho ibyibutsa kuri terefone birashobora kugufasha kuguma ku murongo w'igihe cyo gufata imiti yawe.
Niba wumva uruka, kurya agafunguro gato nk'ibigori cyangwa umugati mbere yo gufata lefamulin birashobora kugufasha gutuza inda yawe. Irinde kuyifata ku gifu cyuzuye niba ukunda kuribwa mu nda bitewe n'imiti.
Abantu benshi bafata lefamulin mu gihe cy'iminsi itanu, bafata ikinini kimwe buri masaha 12. Iki gihe kigufi ni kimwe mu byiza bya antibiyotike nshya ugereranyije n'izindi za kera zisaba igihe kirekire cyo kuvurwa.
Ni ngombwa kurangiza iminsi itanu yose, n'iyo watangira kumva umerewe neza nyuma y'umunsi umwe cyangwa ibiri. Guhagarika kare bishobora gutuma bagiteri zikomeza kubaho kandi zishobora guteza imbere ubudahangarwa ku muti.
Muganga wawe yahisemo iki gihe cyihariye kuko ubushakashatsi bwerekana ko iminsi itanu ifasha kuvura umusonga watewe n'abaturage mu gihe bigabanya ibyago byo kugira ingaruka ziterwa n'imiti. Ntukongere igihe cyo kuvurwa ku giti cyawe, kuko ibi ntibongera imikorere kandi bishobora kongera ibyago byo kugira ingaruka ziterwa n'imiti.
Kimwe n'imiti yose, lefamulin ishobora gutera ingaruka zidakunda, nubwo abantu benshi bayihanganira neza. Ingaruka zikunze kugaragara akenshi ziba zoroheje kandi zikivugira ubwazo umubiri wawe umaze kumenyera umuti.
Dore ingaruka ushobora guhura nazo, dutangiriye ku zikunze kugaragara cyane:
Izi ngaruka zisanzwe zikunze gukira mu munsi umwe cyangwa ibiri kandi ntizisaba guhagarika umuti. Ariko, niba zikomeye cyangwa zikabangamira imirimo yawe ya buri munsi, bana na muganga wawe.
Ingaruka zimwe zitakunze kugaragara ariko zikomeye zisaba ubufasha bwihutirwa bwa muganga. Izi zirimo impiswi ikomeye idahagarara, ibimenyetso by'ibibazo by'umwijima nk'uruhu cyangwa amaso y'umuhondo, cyangwa impinduka zidasanzwe mu mutima wawe.
Gahoro cyane, abantu bamwe bashobora guhura n'ibibazo bikomeye by'uburwayi, harimo kugorwa no guhumeka, uruhu rukomeye, cyangwa kubyimba mu maso no mu muhogo. Niba ubonye kimwe muri ibi bimenyetso, shaka ubufasha bwihutirwa bwa muganga ako kanya.
Lefamulin ntabwo ikwiriye kuri buri wese, kandi muganga wawe azasuzuma neza amateka yawe mbere yo kuyandika. Uyu muti ufite imbogamizi z'ingenzi kugirango umutekano wawe wizerwe.
Ntabwo ugomba gufata lefamulin niba ufite allergie kuri wo cyangwa kuri kimwe mu bigize wo. Muganga wawe kandi azirinda kuyandika niba ufite ibibazo by'umutima runaka cyangwa ufata imiti ishobora kugira ingaruka ku mikorere y'amashanyarazi y'umutima wawe.
Abantu bafite indwara ikomeye y'umwijima akenshi ntibagomba gufata lefamulin kuko umwijima utunganya uyu muti. Muganga wawe ashobora gukenera guhindura urugero rwawe cyangwa agahitamo umuti w'amavuta utandukanye niba ufite ibibazo by'umwijima.
Niba utwite cyangwa wonsa, muganga wawe ashobora kugusaba imiti yindi yica mikorobe, kuko nta makuru ahagije yerekeye umutekano wa lefamulin muri ibyo bihe. Buri gihe menyesha umuganga wawe niba utwite, uteganya gutwita, cyangwa wonsa.
Abana n'ingimbi bari munsi y'imyaka 18 ntibagomba gufata lefamulin, kuko itarigishwa bihagije mu byiciro by'imyaka mito kugirango umutekano n'ubushobozi byemeze.
Lefamulin iboneka munsi y'izina ry'ubucuruzi rya Xenleta muri Leta Zunze Ubumwe z'Amerika. Iri niryo zina ry'ubucuruzi ririho ubu ry'urugero rwa tablet ya oral y'uyu muti wica mikorobe.
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Lefamulin na azithromycin zombi ni imiti ikora neza mu kuvura umusonga w'amabya uterwa n'abantu baturanye, ariko zikora mu buryo butandukanye kandi zifite inyungu zitandukanye. Nta na rimwe riruta irindi.
Lefamulin itanga imiti y'igihe gito (iminsi 5 ugereranije n'iminsi 5-7 kuri azithromycin) kandi ikora ku mikorobiya imwe yamaze kwanga azithromycin. Ibi bituma iba ingirakamaro igihe azithromycin itashobora gukora neza.
Azithromycin imaze imyaka myinshi ikoreshwa kandi ifite umutekano wemejwe. Akenshi ikoreshwa ku bantu bafite indwara zimwe na zimwe z'umutima cyangwa abafata imiti myinshi kubera ko itabangamira imiti myinshi.
Muganga wawe azatekereza ibintu nk'amateka yawe y'ubuzima, mikorobiya yihariye itera ubwandu bwawe, n'uburyo bwo kurwanya imiti mu gihe ahitamo hagati y'iyi miti. Zombi ni amahitamo meza iyo zikoreshejwe neza.
Lefamulin isaba ko hazirikanwa cyane ku bantu bafite ibibazo by'umutima. Uyu muti ushobora kugira ingaruka ku mikorere y'amashanyarazi y'umutima wawe, cyane cyane niba usanzwe ufite indwara nka QT prolongation cyangwa ufata imiti igira ingaruka ku mikorere y'umutima.
Muganga wawe azasuzuma ubuzima bw'umutima wawe n'imiti ufata ubu mbere yo kugutera lefamulin. Bashobora gutumiza electrocardiogram (ECG) kugirango barebe uko umutima wawe ukora niba ufite ikibazo icyo aricyo cyose cy'umutima.
Niba ufite amateka y'ibibazo by'umutima, ntukemere ko ibi biguca intege zo kuganira na muganga wawe kuri lefamulin. Abantu benshi bafite ibibazo by'umutima bashobora gufata uyu muti neza hamwe no gukurikiranwa neza.
Niba ufata lefamulin nyinshi ku buryo butunguranye kuruta uko byategetswe, vugana na muganga wawe cyangwa umufarumasiti ako kanya kugirango baguhe ubuyobozi. Gufata nyinshi bishobora kongera ibyago byo kugira ingaruka ziterwa n'umuti, cyane cyane izo zigira ingaruka ku mikorere y'umutima wawe.
Ntugerageze kwihimura wirinda doze yawe ikurikira. Ahubwo, shaka inama z'abaganga zerekeye uburyo wakomeza neza gahunda yawe yo kuvurwa.
Niba ubonye ibimenyetso nk'izunguzanye rikomeye, kugwa igihumure, cyangwa umutima utera nabi nyuma yo kunywa byinshi, shaka ubufasha bw'abaganga ako kanya cyangwa uhamagare serivisi zihutirwa.
Niba waciwe doze ya lefamulin, yifate uko wibuka, keretse igihe kigeze cyo gufata doze yawe ikurikira. Mur'icyo gihe, reka doze waciwe ukomeze gahunda yawe isanzwe.
Ntuzigere ufata doze ebyiri icyarimwe kugirango wisubize doze waciwe, kuko ibyo bishobora kongera ibyago byo kugira ingaruka ziterwa n'umuti. Ahubwo, shyira doze zisigaye hagati kugirango urangize amasomo yawe y'iminsi itanu.
Niba utazi neza igihe cyangwa waciwe doze nyinshi, vugana na farumasiye cyangwa muganga wawe kugirango baguhe ubuyobozi bwihariye bw'uburyo wasubira mu nzira neza.
Ukwiriye kurangiza amasomo yose y'iminsi itanu ya lefamulin, kabone niyo wumva umeze neza nyuma y'umunsi umwe cyangwa ibiri. Guhagarika kare bishobora korohereza bagiteri kubaho kandi bikaba byateza urwanya.
Hagarika gufata lefamulin kare gusa niba muganga wawe abikubwiye byeruye, ibyo bishobora kuba niba ubonye ingaruka zikomeye cyangwa niba ibizamini byerekana ko ufite ubwoko butandukanye bwo kwandura.
Niba ufite impungenge zerekeye ingaruka ziterwa n'umuti cyangwa wumva umuti utagukorera, vugana na muganga wawe aho guhagarika wenyine. Bashobora gusuzuma uko umeze kandi bagatanga inama nziza cyane kubera uburyo bwo kukwitaho.
Nubwo nta mikoranire yihariye iri hagati ya lefamulin n'inzoga, muri rusange ni byiza kwirinda cyangwa kugabanya kunywa inzoga mugihe uri gukira umusonga. Inzoga zishobora kubangamira urwego rwawe rw'ubudahangarwa kandi bigatinda gukira kwawe.
Niba uhisemo kunywa inzoga, wikwibagirwa kunywa mu rugero ruto kandi witondere uko wumva. Lefamulin na alukolo byombi bishobora gutera isereri, bityo kubivanga bishobora kongera iyi ngaruka.
Shyira imbaraga mu kuguma neza unywa amazi n'ibindi byo kunywa bitarimo alukolo mugihe ufata lefamulin kugirango ushyigikire gukira kwawe kandi bifashe kwirinda ingaruka nk'isuka.
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