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I-Anidulafungin iyimithi enamandla yokulwa nesikhunta odokotela abayinikeza nge-IV ukwelapha izifo ezinzima zokukhunta. Le mithi ingeyeqembu elibizwa ngokuthi ama-echinocandins, asebenza njengamabhombu aqondiswe ezinhlotsheni ezithile zokukhunta eziyingozi ezingasongela impilo yakho lapho amasosha akho omzimba ebuthakathaka.
I-Anidulafungin iyimithi kadokotela yokulwa nesikhunta eza ngesimo se-IV kuphela. Yenzelwe ngqo ukulwa nesikhunta se-Candida, okuyimvubelo engabangela izifo ezisongela impilo ezigulini ezibhedlela.
Le mithi isebenza ngokuhlasela izindonga zamaseli okukhunta, okwenza kungabi nakwenzeka ukuthi ziphile futhi zande. Cabanga ngayo njengokudiliza igobolondo elivikelayo eligcina lezi zinto eziyingozi ziphila. Ngokungafani neminye imithi yokulwa nesikhunta, i-anidulafungin ithathwa njengephumelela kakhulu ngemiphumela emincane yemithi.
Uzothola le mithi kuphela esibhedlela noma endaweni yezokwelapha ngoba idinga ukuqapha ngokucophelela nokuphathwa ngobuchwepheshe. Umuthi uza njengempushana abahlinzeki bezempilo abayixuba namanzi ahlanzekile ngaphambi kokukunikeza nge-IV yakho.
I-Anidulafungin iphatha izifo ezinzima ze-Candida ezisabalale emzimbeni wakho wonke noma eziye zathinta igazi lakho. Odokotela bavame ukunikeza le mithi uma une-candidemia (i-Candida egazini lakho) noma i-invasive candidiasis ethinta izitho zakho.
Le mithi ibaluleke kakhulu ezigulini ezikunakekelwa okukhulu, labo abanezinhlelo zokuzivikela ezibuthakathaka, noma abantu abaye bahlinzwa okukhulu. Isetshenziswa futhi lapho ezinye izindlela zokwelapha ukukhunta zingasebenzanga noma lapho uhlobo oluthile lwe-Candida lumelana neminye imithi.
Udktela wakho angase akhethe i-anidulafungin uma unezifo ze-Candida e-esophagus yakho, nakuba lokhu kungavamile. Umuthi ubaluleke kakhulu ngoba usebenza ngokushesha nangempumelelo ngokumelene nezinhlobo eziningi ze-Candida ezibangela izifo ezinzima.
I-Anidulafungin ithathwa njengomuthi oqinile wokulwa nesikhunta osebenza ngokuvimba i-enzyme ebizwa nge-beta-glucan synthase. Le enzyme ibalulekile ukuze isikhunta sakhe izindonga zaso zamaseli, ezizivikelayo futhi zizisize ziphile.
Lapho i-anidulafungin ivimba le enzyme, izindonga zamaseli esikhunta ziba buthaka futhi ekugcineni ziqhekeke. Lokhu kubangela ukuthi izinhlangano ze-Candida zife, okusiza umzimba wakho ukuthi ususe lesi sifo. Umuthi usebenza ngempumelelo ikakhulukazi ngoba amaseli omuntu awanayo le enzyme, ngakho iqondisa isikhunta ngaphandle kokulimaza amaseli akho anempilo.
Umuthi uhlala usebenza egazini lakho amahora amaningi ngemva komthamo ngamunye, uwunika isikhathi sokufinyelela izicubu ezinomkhuhlane emzimbeni wakho wonke. Lesi senzo esiqhubekayo sisiza ukuqinisekisa ukuthi umuthi ungaqeda isikhunta ngisho nasezindaweni okunzima ukuzifinyelela njengamalungu akho noma igazi.
Uzothola i-anidulafungin kuphela ngomugqa we-IV esibhedlela noma endaweni yezokwelapha. Abahlinzeki bezempilo bazokunika lo muthi kancane kancane cishe imizuzu engama-90 kuya emahoreni amathathu, kuye ngomthamo wakho.
Umuthi awudingi noma yikuphi ukulungiselela okukhethekile ngakho mayelana nokudla noma isiphuzo. Ungadla ngokujwayelekile ngaphambi nangemva kokuthola umthamo wakho, njengoba ukudla kungawuthinti ukuthi umuthi usebenza kahle kangakanani. Nokho, ithimba lakho lezempilo lizokuqapha eduze ngesikhathi sokufakwa ngakunye.
Umnakekeli wakho uzohlola indawo yakho ye-IV njalo ukuze aqinisekise ukuthi umuthi ugeleza kahle nokuthi awutholi noma yiziphi izindlela zokuphendula. Bazophinde baqaphe izimpawu zakho ezibalulekile futhi baqaphele noma yiziphi izimpawu zokuphendula komzimba noma imiphumela emibi ngesikhathi sokufakwa.
Isikhathi sokuthatha imithamo yakho sizohlelwa ngokucophelela ithimba lakho lezokwelapha ngokusekelwe esimweni sakho esithile nokuthi usabela kahle kangakanani emithini. Ungalokothi uzame ukushintsha isikhathi noma uyeke imithi ngokwakho.
Ubude bokwelashwa kwakho nge-anidulafungin buxhomeke ekuqineni kokutheleleka kwakho nokuthi usabela ngokushesha kangakanani emithini. Iziguli eziningi zithola ukwelashwa izinsuku eziyi-14 kuya kwezingama-21, kodwa ezinye zingase zidinge izifundo ezingaphezu kwalokho.
Udokotela wakho uzoqapha izivivinyo zakho zegazi nezimpawu zomtholampilo ukuze anqume ukuthi kuphephile nini ukuyeka imithi. Ngokuvamile bazoqhubeka nokwelapha okungenani izinsuku eziyi-14 ngemuva kwesiko lakho lokugcina elihle legazi noma kuze kube yilapho izimpawu zakho zithuthuke ngokusobala.
Kwezinye iziguli ezinokutheleleka okukhulu noma amasistimu omzimba awohlokile, ukwelashwa kungase kuthuthuke amasonto amaningana. Ithimba lakho lezempilo lizohlola njalo ukuthi imithi iyasebenza yini nokuthi ngabe udinga ukuqhubeka nokwelashwa.
Ungalokothi uyeke ukuthatha i-anidulafungin ngaphambi kwesikhathi, ngisho noma uqala ukuzizwa ungcono. Ukuyeka ngokushesha kungavumela ukuthi ukutheleleka kubuye, okungenzeka ngesimo esinqabelayo esinzima ukusilapha.
Abantu abaningi bayayibekezelela i-anidulafungin kahle, kodwa njengayo yonke imithi, ingabangela imiphumela emibi. Izindaba ezinhle ukuthi imiphumela emibi engathi sína ayivamile, futhi ithimba lakho lezempilo lizokuqapha eduze nganoma yiziphi izinkinga.
Nawa amanye amiphumela emibi ejwayelekile ongase uyithole:
Le miphumela emibi ejwayelekile ivame ukuba mnene futhi ivame ukuthuthuka njengoba umzimba wakho ujwayela imithi. Ithimba lakho lezempilo lingasiza ekuphatheni lezi zimpawu uma ziba yisicefe.
Imiphumela emibi kakhulu ayivamile kodwa idinga ukunakekelwa kwezokwelapha ngokushesha. Lokhu kufaka phakathi ukusabela okukhulu komzimba, izinguquko ezinkulu ekuhlolweni komsebenzi wesibindi, noma ukuphuma kwegazi okungavamile noma ukulimala. Ithimba lakho lezokwelapha lizogada umsebenzi wegazi lakho njalo ukuze libambe noma yiziphi izinguquko ezikhathazayo ekuqaleni.
Abanye abantu bangase babe nokusabela okuhlobene ne-histamine ngesikhathi sokufakwa, okungabangela ukubomvu, ukuqubuka, noma ubunzima bokuphefumula obuncane. Uma lokhu kwenzeka, umhlinzeki wakho wezempilo angase anciphise izinga lokufakwa noma akunikeze imithi yokusiza ukuphatha lezi zimpawu.
I-Anidulafungin ayifanele wonke umuntu, futhi udokotela wakho uzobuyekeza ngokucophelela umlando wakho wezokwelapha ngaphambi kokuyibhala. Okukhathaza kakhulu ukuthi ngabe uke waba nokusabela komzimba ku-anidulafungin noma eminye imithi ye-echinocandin antifungal esikhathini esidlule.
Abantu abanezinkinga ezinkulu zesibindi badinga ukucatshangelwa okukhethekile, njengoba imithi ingase ithinte umsebenzi wesibindi. Udokotela wakho uzokala izinzuzo ngokumelene nezingozi futhi aqaphe izivivinyo zesibindi sakho eduze uma unesifo sesibindi.
Abesifazane abakhulelwe kufanele bathole i-anidulafungin kuphela uma izinzuzo ezingaba khona zidlula izingozi ezinganeni ezisakhula. Imithi ingase idlulele ebeleni, ngakho omama abancelisa ngamabele bazodinga ukuxoxa ngezingozi nezinzuzo nomhlinzeki wabo wezempilo.
Izingane ezingaphansi kweminyaka engu-16 ngokuvamile azitholi i-anidulafungin ngaphandle uma kudingeka ngempela, njengoba kunedatha yokuphepha elinganiselwe yale minyaka. Uchwepheshe wakho wezingane uzocabangela ngokucophelela ezinye izindlela kuqala.
I-Anidulafungin itholakala ngaphansi kwegama lomkhiqizo elithi Eraxis e-United States. Leli yigama lomkhiqizo elaziwa kakhulu lalesi sithako ezindaweni zasemtholampilo.
Umuthi ungase utholakale futhi njenge-anidulafungin ejwayelekile kwezinye izikhungo zezempilo. Noma ngabe uthola igama lomkhiqizo noma inguqulo ejwayelekile, isithako esisebenzayo nokusebenza kwayo kuyafana.
Ithimba lakho lezempilo lizosebenzisa noma iyiphi inguqulo etholakalayo esibhedlela sakho noma endaweni yokwelapha. Zombili lezi zinhlobo zihlolwa ngokuqinile futhi zithobela amazinga ekhwalithi, ngakho-ke ungaqiniseka kunoma iyiphi indlela yomuthi.
Eminye imithi eminingi yokulwa nesikhunta ingelapha izifo ezinzima ze-Candida uma i-anidulafungin ingakulungele. Ezinye izindlela ezivamile zihlanganisa eminye imithi ye-echinocandin efana ne-caspofungin ne-micafungin.
I-Fluconazole ingenye inketho, ikakhulukazi ezifweni ezingathí sina kakhulu noma lapho ushintsha kusuka ku-IV uye emuthini omlomo. Kodwa-ke, ezinye izinhlobo ze-Candida zinelwa yi-fluconazole, yingakho udokotela wakho engase akhethe i-anidulafungin esikhundleni salokho.
I-Amphotericin B ingenye indlela enamandla yezifo ezinzima, kodwa ingabangela imiphumela eminingi engemihle kune-anidulafungin. Udokotela wakho uzocabangela uhlobo oluthile lokutheleleka kwakho, ukusebenza kwezinso, nempilo yonke lapho ekhetha phakathi kwalezi zinketho.
Ukukhethwa komuthi wokulwa nesikhunta kuncike ohlotsheni oluthile lwe-Candida olubangela ukutheleleka kwakho, ukusebenza kwezinso nesibindi sakho, nanoma yimiphi eminye imithi oyithathayo. Ithimba lakho lezempilo lizokhetha inketho engcono kakhulu ngokususelwa ezimweni zakho.
I-Anidulafungin ne-fluconazole yomibili imithi yokulwa nesikhunta esebenzayo, kodwa isebenza ezimweni ezihlukene. I-Anidulafungin ivame ukukhethwa ezifweni ezinzima, ezisongela impilo ze-Candida ngoba isebenza ngokushesha futhi ngokuphikisana nezinhlobo eziningi ze-Candida ezinelwa.
I-Fluconazole iyisinqumo esihle kakhulu sezifo ezingajahi kakhulu noma uma ungangena emithini yomlomo. Ilungele ikakhulukazi ukwelashwa kwesikhathi eside noma ukuvimbela izifo zokukhunta ezigulini eziyingozi.
Inzuzo enkulu ye-anidulafungin ukusebenza kwayo ngokuphikisana nezinhlobo ze-Candida ezingamelani ne-fluconazole. Futhi inokuxhumana okuncane kwemithi futhi ayidingi ukulungiswa kwemithamo ngezinkinga zezinso, ngokungafani ne-fluconazole.
Udokotela wakho uzokhetha umuthi ofaneleka kakhulu ngesifo sakho esithile nesimo sezempilo. Ngezinye izikhathi, iziguli ziqala nge-anidulafungin bese zishintshela ku-fluconazole uma isifo sesilawulwa.
Yebo, i-anidulafungin ngokuvamile iphephile kubantu abanezifo zezinso. Ngokungafani neminye imithi elwa nokukhunta, i-anidulafungin ayidingi ukulungiswa kwemithamo ngokuya ngokusebenza kwezinso zakho.
Lokhu kuyenza ibe yisinqumo esihle kakhulu ezigulini ezinokugula kwezinso ezidinga ukwelashwa kwezifo ezinkulu zokukhunta. Udokotela wakho usazoqapha ukusebenza kwezinso zakho ngesikhathi sokwelashwa, kodwa umuthi ngokwawo ngokuvamile awubangeli umonakalo ezinso.
Njengoba i-anidulafungin inikezwa ochwepheshe bezempilo endaweni elawulwayo, ukweqisa ngengozi akuvamile kakhulu. Ithimba lakho lezokwelapha libala ngokucophelela futhi liqaphe yonke imithamo oyitholayo.
Uma ukhathazekile ngomthamo wakho noma uhlangabezana nezimpawu ezingavamile ngesikhathi sokwelashwa, tshela ngokushesha umhlengikazi wakho noma udokotela. Bangakwazi ngokushesha ukuhlola isimo futhi banikeze ukunakekelwa okufanele uma kudingeka.
Ukuphuthelwa umthamo we-anidulafungin akunakwenzeka njengoba uyithola endaweni yasesibhedlela ngeshejuli eqondile. Kodwa-ke, uma kukhona ukubambezeleka ekwelashweni kwakho, ithimba lakho lezempilo lizothatha isinqumo esingcono kakhulu.
Ithimba lakho lezokwelapha lingase lilungise isikhathi semithamo elandelayo noma linwebe isikhathi sokwelashwa kwakho kancane ukuqinisekisa ukuthi uthola umthamo ogcwele womuthi. Bazothatha lezi zinqumo ngokusekelwe esimweni sakho esithile kanye nokuphendula kwakho ekwelashweni.
Kufanele uyeke ukuthatha i-anidulafungin kuphela uma udokotela wakho enquma ukuthi kuphephile ukwenza kanjalo. Lesi sinqumo sisekelwe emiphumeleni yakho yokuhlolwa kwegazi, izimpawu zomtholampilo, nokuthi uphendula kahle kangakanani ekwelashweni.
Ngokuvamile, ukwelashwa kuqhubeka okungenani izinsuku eziyi-14 ngemuva kokuthi amasiko akho egazi abe ngamabi noma izimpawu zakho zithuthuke kakhulu. Ithimba lakho lezempilo lizogada intuthuko yakho nsuku zonke futhi lizokwenzela lesi sinqumo.
I-Anidulafungin inokuxhumana okuncane kwemithi kunezinye izidakamizwa eziningi zokulwa nesikhunta, kodwa kusabalulekile ukutshela ithimba lakho lezempilo ngayo yonke imithi oyithathayo. Lokhu kufaka phakathi imithi kadokotela, imithi etholakala ngaphandle kwe-oda, kanye nezithasiselo.
Ithimba lakho lezokwelapha lizobuyekeza yonke imithi yakho ukuqinisekisa ukuthi iphephile ukuyisebenzisa ndawonye. Kungase kudingeke ukuthi balungise imithamo yemithi ethile noma bakuqaphele eduze ngenxa yemiphumela emibi ngenkathi uthola ukwelashwa nge-anidulafungin.
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