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Ukutheleleka kwa-Staph kubangelwa yibhaktheriya ye-staphylococcus, ezingamagciwane avamile ahlala ngokujwayelekile olwembambo yakho nasekhundleni lakho ngaphandle kokubangela ubuhlungu. Lezi zifo zenzeka uma amabhaktheriya engeza emzimbeni wakho ngokusika, ukukhahlela, noma ezinye izindawo eziqhelile olwembambo yakho.
Ukutheleleka okuningi kwa-Staph kuncane futhi kulula ukwelashwa, nakuba amanye angaba nzima uma engawelashwa. Izindaba ezinhle ukuthi ngokunakekelwa okuhle nokwelashwa, iningi labantu liyaphila ngokuphelele ekuthelelekeni kwa-Staph.
Izimpawu zokutheleleka kwa-Staph kuncike ukuthi ukutheleleka kwenzeka kuphi emzimbeni wakho. Ukutheleleka kwesikhumba kuyilona uhlobo oluvamile, kodwa i-Staph ingathinta nawo amanye amasistimu nezitho.
Izimpawu ezivamile ongazibona zihlanganisa ubovu, ukukhula, nobuhlungu endaweni yokutheleleka. Olwembambo lwakho lungase lufudumale uma luthintwa, futhi ungase ubona i-pus noma amanye amafutha avela endaweni ethintekile.
Nawa ama-symptom avamile ngokuya ngokuthi ukutheleleka kuvela kuphi:
Ukutheleleka okukhulu kwa-Staph kungabangela ukushisa, ukuthamba, nokuqeda amandla. Uma ukutheleleka kusabalala egazini lakho noma ezithweni zangaphakathi, ungase ube nokuhlupheka kwesisu, ukugabha, noma ukudideka.
Ezinye izinhlobo ezingavamile kodwa ezingathi sína zihlanganisa i-pneumonia (ukutheleleka kwemiphunga), i-endocarditis (ukutheleleka kwevalvu yentliziyo), kanye ne-sepsis (ukutheleleka kwegazi). Lezi zimo zidinga ukunakekelwa kwangaphambi kwesikhathi kwezokwelapha futhi zingaba yingozi eyingozi uma zingaphathwa kahle.
Ukutheleleka yi-staph kubangelwa amabhaktheriya e-staphylococcus angena emzimbeni wakho ngokuqhekeka kwesikhumba sakho. La mabhaktheriya asekuphi na ngakithi futhi empeleni ahlala ngokungenampilo esikhuneni sabantu abaningi nasemakhaleni abo.
Ukutheleleka kuthuthuka lapho la mabhaktheriya avamile angenasiphambeko ethola indlela yokudlula isivikelo semvelo yesikhumba sakho. Lokhu kungenzeka ngezindlela ezahlukene zokungena emzimbeni wakho.
Izindlela ezivamile amabhaktheriya e-staph angangena ngazo emzimbeni wakho zihlanganisa:
Ngezinye izikhathi, ukutheleleka yi-staph kungasakazeka kusuka kumuntu kuya komunye ngokuxhumana ngokuqondile noma ngokuthinta izinto ezingcolile. Noma kunjalo, abantu abaningi bahlala namabhaktheriya e-staph ngaphandle kokuthuthukisa ukutheleleka.
Ezinye izinhlobo ze-staph, njenge-MRSA (i-methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus), ziye zaba nokumelana nama-antibiotic avamile. Lezi zinhlobo ezinokumelana kunzima ukuziphatha kodwa zilandela izindlela ezifanayo zokutheleleka.
Kufanele ubone udokotela uma ubona izimpawu zokutheleleka ezingaphuli ngokunakekelwa kwasekhaya okuyisisekelo ezinsukwini ezimbalwa. Ukwelashwa kwasekuqaleni kungavimbela ukutheleleka okuncane ukuba kube nzima kakhulu.
Xhumana nodokotela wakho uma uthola ubushushu bomzimba kanye nezinkinga zesikhumba, njengoba lokhu kusikisela ukuthi ukutheleleka kungase kusakazeke. Noma yiziphi izigxobo ezibomvu ezisuka endaweni ethelelekeke nazo zidinga ukunakekelwa ngokushesha kwezokwelapha.
Funani ukunakekelwa kwezokwelapha ngokushesha uma uhlangabezana nalokhu okulandelayo:
Abantu abanesistimu yemizimba ebuthakathaka, isifo sikashukela, noma izimo zempilo ezingapheli kufanele babone udokotela ngokushesha kunokuba balinde. Lezi zimo zingenza kube nzima emzimbeni wakho ukulwa nokutheleleka ngokwemvelo.
Uma unejoyinti yomlomo, i-valve yenhliziyo, noma enye i-implant yezokwelapha, noma yikuphi ukutheleleka kwe-staph okucatshangelwayo kudinga ukuhlolwa kwezokwelapha ngokushesha. I-bacteria ingasakazeka kulezi zinto futhi ibe nemiphumela emibi.
Noma ubani angaba nokutheleleka kwe-staph, kodwa izinto ezithile zingandisa amathuba akho okuthola elinye. Ukuqonda le mikhakha yokusabela kungakusiza ukuthi uthathe izinyathelo ezifanele.
Abanye abantu banengozi enkulu ngenxa yezimo zempilo noma izimo zabo. Noma kunjalo, ukuba nemikhakha yokusabela akusho ukuthi uzokutheleleka ngokuqinisekile.
Imikhakha evamile yokusabela ihlanganisa:
Izici zokuphila zingadlala indima enkulu engozini yakho yokutheleleka. Ukuthintana eduze nabantu abatheleleke, ukuhlanzeka okubi, noma ukwabelana ngezinto zomuntu siqu njengezitawula kungandisa ukudalulwa kubhaktheriya le-staph.
Abagijimi abahilelekile ezemidlalo ethintana nabo banengozi enkulu ngenxa yokuthintana kwesikhumba, imishini ehlanganyelwe, kanye neziqongo ezincane noma izikrathi. Abantu abagcoba imithi nabo babhekene nengozi enkulu ngenxa yezinsimbi ezingcolile noma ukunakekelwa okubi kwendawo yokugobeka.
Ubudala bungaba yinto ebalulekile, ngabantwana abancinci kakhulu nabantu abadala abaningi abathinteka kakhulu. Noma kunjalo, abantu abaphilile banoma yimuphi ubudala bangathuthukisa ukutheleleka kwe-staph ngaphansi kwezimo ezifanele.
Ukutheleleka okuningi kwe-staph kuhlala endaweni yesikhumba futhi kuphola ngokuphelele ngokwelashwa okufanele. Noma kunjalo, uma kushiywa kungelaphi noma kubantu abanesimumo somzimba esibuthakathaka, ukutheleleka kungasakazeka futhi kubangele izinkinga ezinkulu.
Ibhaktheriya ingahamba ngegazi lakho ezingxenyeni eziningi zomzimba wakho. Uma lokhu kwenzeka, kungabangela ukutheleleka ezihlabathini zangaphakathi noma ezinye izimo ezinkulu.
Izinhlanganisela ezingaba khona zihlanganisa:
Ezinye izinkinga ezingavamile zingathinta izitho ezithile noma izinhlelo. I-Staph ngezinye izikhathi ingabangela ukutheleleka kwesibindi, ama-abscesses ebuhlungwini, noma i-toxic shock syndrome, nakuba lokhu kungavamile.
Abantu abanezitho ezingokwenziwa, amavalvu enhliziyo, noma ezinye izinto zokwelapha banengozi eyengeziwe. I-Bacteria ingakha ama-biofilms kulezi zinto, okwenza ukutheleleka kube nzima kakhulu ukuwelapha futhi ngezinye izikhathi kudingeka ukususwa kwesitho.
Izindaba ezinhle ukuthi izinhlupheko eziningi zingavikeleka ngokubona kwasekuqaleni nokuphathwa okufanele. Umhlinzeki wakho wezempilo uzolandelela impendulo yakho ekwelapheni futhi abuke izimpawu zokutheleleka okusakazayo.
Unganciphisa kakhulu ingozi yakho yokutheleleka kwe-staph ngokwenza ukuhlanzeka okuhle nokukhathalela isikhumba sakho. Imikhuba yansuku zonke elula ingenza umzamo omkhulu ekunciphiseni lezi zifo.
Isinyathelo esibaluleke kakhulu ukugcina izandla zakho zihlanzekile, njengoba izandla zakho yindlela evamile kakhulu yokusabalala kwe-bacteria. Zigeze njalo ngensipho namanzi, ikakhulukazi ngaphambi kokudla nangemva kokusebenzisa igumbi lokugezela.
Nawa amasu abalulekile okuvimbela:
Uma unezimo zezempilo ezingapheli njengoshukela, sebenzisana eduze nodokotela wakho ukuze ulawule kahle. Ukulawulwa kahle kweswekile, ngokwesibonelo, kusiza isimiso sakho sokuvikela ukusebenza kahle.
Ezindaweni zezempilo, ukulandela izinqubo zokulawula ukutheleleka kubalulekile. Lokhu kuhlanganisa ukuhlanza izandla kahle, ukusebenzisa imishini eyivikayo uma kudingeka, nokulandela imiyalo yeqembu lakho lezeMpilo mayelana nokukhathalela amanxeba.
Abagijimi kufanele begeze ngokushesha ngemuva kokuzivocavoca noma imidlalo, bagweme ukwabelana ngemishini uma kungenzeka, futhi babike noma yikuphi ukuqeda noma izinkinga zesikhumba kubafundisi noma abaphathi ngokushesha.
Udokotela wakho ngokuvamile uzokuthola ukutheleleka kwe-staph ngokuhlola izimpawu zakho futhi mhlawumbe uhlole isampula yento etheleleke. Ukuxilongwa kuqala ngokuhlolwa komzimba kwendawo ethintekayo.
Ezimweni eziningi, odokotela bangabona ukutheleleka kwe-staph ngokubukeka kwabo kanye nezimpawu zakho. Noma kunjalo, ukuhlola kusiza ukuqinisekisa ukuxilongwa nokukhetha indlela yokwelapha engcono kakhulu.
Izindlela ezivamile zokuxilonga zihlanganisa:
Ivivinyo lokukhulisela libaluleke kakhulu ngoba lingabonisa ukuthi une-strain eqinile njenge-MRSA. Ulwazi lolu lusiza udokotela wakho ukuba akhethe ukwelashwa okuphumelelayo nge-antibiotic.
Uma une-infection eqatha kakhulu, udokotela wakho angase a-ode izilingo ezengeziwe ukuze ahlole ukuthi ibhaktheriya iye yasakazeka ezingxenyeni eziningi zomzimba wakho. Lezi zingafaka izinkulungwane zegazi, izivivinyo zomchamo, noma izifundo zokwakha izithombe.
Ukuthola ukuxilongwa okuchane kakhulu kubalulekile ngoba ukutheleleka kwe-staph ngezinye izikhathi kungabonakala kufana nezinye izimo zesikhumba. Ukubona kahle kuqinisekisa ukuthi uthola ukwelashwa okulungile kusukela ekuqaleni.
Ukwelashwa kokutheleleka kwe-staph kuvame ukubandakanya ama-antibiotic, noma afakwe esikhumbeni sakho noma athathwe ngomlomo. Ukwelashwa okuthile kuncike ekuqothuleni kokutheleleka kwakho nokuthi ibhaktheriya iyakhuthaza izidakamizwa ezithile.
Ngokutheleleka okuncane kwesikhumba, udokotela wakho angase anikeze i-ointment ye-antibiotic oyifaka ngqo endaweni ethintekile. Ukutheleleka okubanzi noma okujulile kuvame ukudinga ama-antibiotic omhlathi athathwe izinsuku eziningi kuya emavikeni.
Izindlela zokwelapha ezivamile zifaka:
Uma une-MRSA noma olunye uhlobo lwe-bacteria olumelana nezidakamizwa, udokotela wakho uzokukhethela ama-antibiotic asebenza ngokukhethekile kulezi zinhlobo ze-bacteria. Ukwelashwa kungathatha isikhathi eside futhi kudinge ukulandelelwa ngokucophelela.
Ekuthelelekeni okukhulu okusakazwe ngaphandle kwesikhumba, ungase udinge ukungena esibhedlela ukuze uthole ama-antibiotic e-IV. Iqembu lakho lokukhathalela impilo lizokulandelela indlela ophendula ngayo ekwelapheni futhi lilungise imithi njengoba kudingeka.
Kubalulekile ukuthatha wonke ama-antibiotic akunikezwe, ngisho noma uqala ukuzizwa kangcono ngaphambi kokuphela kwesikhathi sokusetshenziswa. Ukumisa ama-antibiotic ngokushesha kungabangela ukwehluleka kokwelashwa futhi kungenza kube lula ukwanda kokumelana nama-antibiotic.
Ukukhathalela ekhaya kudlala indima ebalulekile ekuphileni kwakho ngesikhathi sokutheleleka yi-staph. Ukulandela imiyalo yodokotela wakho ngokucophelela ngenkathi unikeza ukunakekelwa kwakho siqu okuhle kungasiza ukushesisa ukwelashwa nokuvimbela izinkinga.
Gcina indawo etheleleke ihlanzekile futhi ulandele imiyalo ethile yokunakekelwa kwezinyo evela kunikezi wakho wezempilo. Lokhu ngokuvamile kuhilela ukuhlanza okuthambile nokusebenzisa imithi eyalwe njengoba kuqondiswe.
Amasu okuzinakekela ekhaya asebenza kahle afaka phakathi:
Gwema ukucindezela noma ukuzama ukuphuma izindawo ezithintekile ngokwakho, njengoba lokhu kungasusa amagciwane ezinhlangothini zakho noma kusabalalise ukutheleleka. Vumela umhlinzeki wakho wezempilo aphathe noma iyiphi inqubo yokukhipha edingekayo.
Gcina izindawo ezithintekile zivaliwe ngamabhande acocekile, omomile, futhi uzishintshe njengoba kuqondiswe. Geza izandla zakho kahle ngaphambi nangemva kokunakekela indawo ethintekile.
Xhumana nodokotela wakho uma izimpawu zakho ziyanda, uma uthola ubushushu, noma uma ukutheleleka kubonakala kungathuthuki ngemva kwezinsuku ezimbalwa zokwelashwa. Ukungenelela kwangaphambi kwesikhathi kungavimbela izinkinga ezincane ezingaba nzima.
Ukulungiselela ukuvakashela udokotela wakho kungasiza ukuqinisekisa ukuthi uthola ukunakekelwa okuphumelelayo ngokutheleleka kwakho kwe-staph. Ukuqoqa ulwazi olufanele kusengaphambili kuwonga isikhathi futhi kusiza udokotela wakho ukwenza ukuxilongwa okuchaneka.
Cabanga ngesikhathi izimpawu zakho ezaqala ngaso, ukuthi yini engaba yimbangela yazo, nokuthi zishintshe kanjani ngokuhamba kwesikhathi. Leli thrafu lesikhathi lisiza udokotela wakho ukuqonda ukuqhubeka kokutheleleka kwakho.
Ngaphambi kokubona udokotela, lungiselela ulwazi olulandelayo:
Ungazami ukuhlanza noma ufihle indawo etheleleke ngaphambi nje kokubonisana nodokotela wakho, ngoba udokotela wakho udinga ukuyibona isimo sayo samanje. Noma kunjalo, yenza ukuhlanzeka okuhle kwezandla ukuze ugweme ukusabalalisa amabhaktheriya.
Bhala phansi noma imiphi imibuzo ofuna ukuyibuza udokotela wakho. Ungase ufune ukwazi ngezinketho zokwelapha, isikhathi sokuphulukisa okulindelekile, noma ukuthi ungawuvimba kanjani ukutheleleka kwesikhathi esizayo.
Uma unezithombe zokuthi ukutheleleka bekuqale kanjani, zilethe. Ukuqhubeka kokubonakala kungasiza udokotela wakho ukuqonda ukuthi ukutheleleka kuye kwathuthuka kanjani.
Ukutheleleka kwe-staph kuyizifo ezivamile zamabhaktheriya ezivame ukuphendula kahle ekwelapheni okufanele. Nakuba ngezinye izikhathi kungabonakala kukhathaza, ukutheleleka okuningi kwe-staph kulula ukwelapha uma kubanjwa ngokushesha.
Into ebaluleke kakhulu okumele uyikhumbule ukuthi ukunakekelwa ngokushesha kwezokwelapha kuholela emiphumeleni emihle. Ungalindi ukubona udokotela uma ucindezela ukuthi une-staph infection, ikakhulukazi uma unezingozi noma izimpawu ziya mbi.
Ukuvimbela ngokusebenzisa amasiko okuhlanzeka okuhle kuyindlela yakho engcono kakhulu yokulwa nokutheleleka kwe-staph. Imikhuba elula njengokuhlanza izandla njalo, ukunakekelwa okuhle kwamacala, nokuqeda ukwabelana ngezinto zomuntu siqu kunganciphisa kakhulu ingozi yakho.
Ngokwelapho okulungile, abantu abaningi bayaphola ngokuphelele ekuthelelekeni yi-staph ngaphandle kwezinkinga zesikhathi eside. Ngisho nezinhlobo ezinqabela ukwelashwa njenge-MRSA zingaphathwa kahle ngama-antibiotic afanele kanye nokunakekelwa kwezokwelapha.
Yebo, ukutheleleka yi-staph kungadluliseka, ikakhulukazi ngokuxhumana ngqo nezilonda ezithathelwe noma izinto ezingcolile. Noma kunjalo, abantu abaningi bathela ibhaktheriya ye-staph ngaphandle kokuthola ukutheleleka. Unganciphisa ingozi yokudlulisela ngokuhlala uhlanganise ukutheleleka, uqaphele ukuhlanzeka kwezandla, futhi ugweme ukwabelana ngezinto zomuntu siqu njengezitawula noma izikhalazo.
Ukutheleleka okuncane kwesikhumba yi-staph kuqala ukuthuthuka phakathi nezinsuku ezingu-2-3 zokuqala kokwelashwa ngama-antibiotic futhi kuphole ngokuphelele phakathi kwezinsuku ezingu-7-10. Ukutheleleka okukhulu kungathatha amasonto ambalwa ukuze kuphele ngokuphelele. Udokotela wakho uzolandelela intuthuko yakho futhi angashintsha ukwelashwa uma ungathuthuki njengoba kulindelekile.
Yebo, ukutheleleka yi-staph kungabuya, ikakhulukazi uma unamandla kubo ngenxa yezimo zempilo ezingaphansi noma uma uvame ukubhekana nebhaktheriya. Abanye abantu bayaba abaphathi be-staph bacteria, okwandisa ingozi yokutheleleka okuphindaphindayo. Udokotela wakho angaxoxa ngezindlela zokunciphisa ingozi yokubuya.
I-MRSA (methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus) uhlobo lwebhaktheriya ye-staph eluqinele kuma-antibiotic amaningi avamile, kufaka phakathi i-methicillin ne-penicillin. Nakuba ukutheleleka yi-MRSA kungaba nzima ukwelapha, kusaphatheka ngama-antibiotic athile. Izimpawu nokuvela kuvame ukufana nokutheleleka okuvamile kwe-staph.
Yebo, iintsholongwane ze-staph zingaphila ezintweni ezingaphandle ezindawo ezishisayo, ezimanzi njengezigim, ii-locker room, nama-swimming pool. Unganciphisa ingozi yakho ngokugeza ngokushesha ngemva kokuzivocavoca, ukugwema ukwabelana ngezinto zokusebenza uma kungenzeka, ugcine noma yikuphi ukuqeda okumbozwe, futhi ungahambi ngezinyawo ezingaphezulu ezindaweni zomphakathi.
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