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I-Atovaquone iyimithi elwa nama-protozoa elwa namapharasayithi athile emzimbeni wakho. Ivame ukunqunywa ukwelapha noma ukuvimbela izifo ezinzima njenge-pneumocystis pneumonia (PCP) kanye nomalaleveva, ikakhulukazi uma ezinye izindlela zokwelapha zingakulungele.
Le mithi isebenza ngendlela ehlukile kuma-antibiotics ajwayelekile ngoba iqondise amapharasayithi kunamabhaktheriya. Udokotela wakho angase akunqumele uma unesimiso somzimba esibuthakathaka noma uma uhamba ezindaweni lapho umalaleveva uvamile khona.
I-Atovaquone ngokuyinhloko iphatha futhi ivimbele izinhlobo ezimbili eziyinhloko zezifo zamapharasayithi. Ukusetshenziswa okuvame kakhulu yi-pneumocystis pneumonia, isifo esibucayi samaphaphu esivame ukuthinta abantu abanezinhlelo zomzimba ezilimele.
Udokotela wakho angase akunqumele i-atovaquone uma une-HIV/AIDS, uqhubeka ne-chemotherapy, noma uthatha imithi ecindezela isimiso sakho somzimba. Isetshenziselwa futhi ukuvimbela umalaleveva uma uhamba ezifundeni lapho lesi sifo sivamile khona, ikakhulukazi uma ungenakuthatha eminye imithi elwa nomalaleveva.
Kwezinye izimo, odokotela banquma i-atovaquone ye-toxoplasmosis, esinye isifo samapharasayithi esingaba yingozi ikakhulukazi kwabesifazane abakhulelwe kanye nabantu abangakwazi ukuzivikela. Le mithi isebenza njengenye indlela lapho ukwelashwa kokuqala kubangela imiphumela engathandeki noma kungasebenzi.
I-Atovaquone isebenza ngokuphazamisa ukukhiqizwa kwamandla ngaphakathi kwamapharasayithi, empeleni iwalambisa amandla abawadingayo ukuze basinde. Iphazamisa ama-mitochondria abo, afana nezitshalo zamandla ezincane ngaphakathi kwamaseli.
Le mithi ithathwa njengemodareyithi eqinile futhi iqondise ngqo amapharasayithi athile ngenkathi ngokuvamile ishiya amaseli omzimba wakho anempilo yedwa. Ngokungafani nama-antibiotics abanzi, i-atovaquone inesenzo esiqondisiwe esenza ukuthi isebenze ngempumelelo ngokumelene namapharasayithi e-protozoan.
Kufanele ngaso sonke isikhathi uthathe i-atovaquone nokudla, okungcono ukudla okuqukethe amafutha athile. Ukuyithatha esiswini esingenalutho kunganciphisa ukuthi umzimba wakho umunca kangakanani umuthi ngama-50%, okwenza ingasebenzi kahle.
Ifomu lokumiswa kufanele linyakaziswe kahle ngaphambi kwesilinganiso ngasinye, futhi ungalithatha nobisi, ukudla ngebhotela, noma ukudla okufana nebhotela lamantongomane ukuze uthuthukise ukumuncwa. Uma uthatha amaphilisi, wagwinye wonke ngenkomishi yamanzi egcwele ngesikhathi noma ngemuva nje kokudla.
Zama ukuthatha imithamo yakho ngezikhathi ezifanayo nsuku zonke ukuze ugcine amazinga aqhubekayo egazini lakho. Uma unenkinga yokugcina umuthi phansi ngenxa yesicanucanu, ukudla ukudla okuncane, okuvame kakhulu nokuthatha umthamo ngama-crackers noma isinkwa kungasiza.
Gwema ukuthatha i-atovaquone ngama-antacids noma izithasiselo ze-calcium ngesikhathi esifanayo, ngoba lokhu kungaphazamisa ukumuncwa. Uma udinga le mithi, yihlukanise okungenani ngamahora amabili ukusuka kumthamo wakho we-atovaquone.
Ubude bokwelashwa kwe-atovaquone buqondene ngokuphelele nokuthi yisiphi isifo osilashayo noma osivimbayo. Ukuze uthole ukwelashwa kwe-pneumocystis pneumonia, ngokuvamile uzoyithatha izinsuku ezingama-21, ngenkathi ukuvimbela kungase kudingeke ukusetshenziswa kwesikhathi eside.
Uma usebenzisa i-atovaquone ukuvimbela umalaleveva, ngokuvamile uzoqala ukuyithatha usuku olulodwa kuya kwamabili ngaphambi kokuhamba uye endaweni ethintekile. Uzoqhubeka nokuyithatha nsuku zonke ngenkathi ukhona futhi izinsuku eziyisikhombisa ngemuva kokubuya ekhaya.
Ukwelashwa kwe-toxoplasmosis, inkambo ingase ithathe amasonto amaningi kuya ezinyangeni, kuye ngobunzima bokutheleleka kwakho nokuthi usabela kahle kangakanani. Udokotela wakho uzoqapha inqubekela phambili yakho futhi alungise ubude besikhathi ngokusekelwe esimweni sakho esithile.
Ungayeki ukuthatha i-atovaquone ngaphambi kwesikhathi, ngisho noma uzizwa ungcono, ngaphandle uma udokotela wakho ekutshela ngqo ukuthi wenze njalo. Ukuyeka ngokushesha kungavumela ukuthi ukutheleleka kubuye noma kuthuthukise ukumelana nomuthi.
Abantu abaningi bayayibekezelela i-atovaquone kahle, kodwa njenganoma imuphi umuthi, ingabangela imiphumela emibi. Izindaba ezinhle ukuthi imiphumela emibi engathi sína ayivamile ngalo muthi.
Nansi imiphumela emibi evame kakhulu ongase uyithole:
Le miphumela emibi ivamise ukuba milde futhi ivame ukuthuthuka njengoba umzimba wakho ujwayela umuthi. Ukuthatha i-atovaquone nokudla kungasiza ekunciphiseni imiphumela emibi ehlobene nesisu.
Imiphumela emibi engavamile kodwa engathi sína edinga ukunakekelwa kwezokwelapha ngokushesha ihlanganisa:
Uma uhlangabezana nanoma iyiphi yale miphumela emibi engathi sína, xhumana nomhlinzeki wakho wezempilo ngokushesha noma funa ukunakekelwa okuphuthumayo.
I-Atovaquone ayifanele wonke umuntu, futhi izimo ezithile zezempilo noma izimo zikwenza kungafaneleki noma kube yingozi. Udokotela wakho uzoqaphela umlando wakho wezokwelapha ngaphambi kokunquma lo muthi.
Akufanele usebenzise i-atovaquone uma unenkinga yokungezwani nayo noma uke wayithola ngaphambili. Abantu abanezifo ezinzima zesibindi bangase badinge ukuyigwema le mithi noma bayisebenzise ngokuqapha okukhulu.
Izinyathelo ezikhethekile ziyadingeka uma une:
Udokotela wakho uzohlola izinzuzo ngokumelene nezingozi ezingaba khona kulezi zimo futhi angase ancome ezinye izindlela zokwelapha noma ukuqapha okuseduze uma i-atovaquone idingeka.
I-Atovaquone itholakala ngaphansi kwamagama amaningi omkhiqizo, i-Mepron iyilena evame ukunconywa e-United States. Lolu hlobo lomkhiqizo olumisiwe ngokuvamile yilokho ozokuthola ekhemisi lakho.
Ungase futhi uhlangane ne-atovaquone emithini ehlanganisiwe, njenge-Malarone, ehlanganisa i-atovaquone ne-proguanil ukuvimbela nokwelapha umalaleveva. Le nhlanganisela ithandwa kakhulu ngabahambi.
Izinhlobo ze-generic ze-atovaquone nazo ziyatholakala futhi zisebenza ngempumelelo njengezinhlobo zamagama omkhiqizo. Umuthi wakho wekhemisi angakusiza ukuthi uqonde ukuthi iyiphi inguqulo oyitholayo futhi aqinisekise ukuthi uyithatha ngendlela efanele.
Ezinye izindlela zokwelapha i-atovaquone ziyatholakala, kuye ngokuthi yisiphi isimo osilaphayo. Nge-pneumocystis pneumonia, i-trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole (Bactrim) ivame ukuthathwa njengokwelashwa kokuqala uma kutholakala.
Ezinye izindlela zokwelapha i-PCP zihlanganisa i-pentamidine, i-dapsone ne-trimethoprim, noma i-clindamycin ne-primaquine. Udokotela wakho uzokhetha ngokusekelwe esimweni sakho esithile, ukungezwani komzimba, nokuthi usabele kahle kangakanani ekwelashweni kwangaphambilini.
Ukuvimbela umalaleveva, ezinye izindlela zihlanganisa i-doxycycline, i-mefloquine, noma i-chloroquine (ezindaweni ezingenakuqina). Ukukhetha kuncike lapho ohamba khona, umlando wakho wezokwelapha, kanye nokusebenzisana okungenzeka kwemithi.
Uma welapha i-toxoplasmosis, ezinye izindlela zingabandakanya i-sulfadiazine ne-pyrimethamine, i-clindamycin, noma i-azithromycin. Udokotela wakho uzocabangela ubukhulu bokutheleleka kwakho kanye nekhono lakho lokubekezelela imithi ehlukene.
I-Atovaquone ne-trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole (TMP-SMX) zombili ziyasebenza ekwelapheni i-pneumocystis pneumonia, kodwa zisebenza ngendlela ehlukile futhi zinezinzuzo ezihlukile. I-TMP-SMX ngokuvamile ithathwa njengezinga legolide kanye nokwelashwa kokuqala uma ukwazi ukuyibekezelela.
I-Atovaquone ivame ukuba yindlela ekhethwayo uma ungakwazi ukuthatha i-TMP-SMX ngenxa yokungezwani komzimba, imiphumela emibi kakhulu, noma ukusebenzisana kwemithi. Ngokuvamile ibangela imiphumela emibi embalwa futhi ibekezelelwa kangcono ngabantu abanokungezwani komzimba ne-sulfa.
Ucwaningo lubonisa ukuthi zombili le mithi zisebenza ngokufanayo ekwelapheni i-PCP, nakuba i-TMP-SMX ingase ibe nomkhawulo omncane ezimweni ezinzima. Kodwa-ke, iphrofayili ye-atovaquone yemiphumela emibi emnene yenza kube enye indlela enhle yokuvimbela isikhathi eside.
Udokotela wakho uzokhetha inketho engcono kakhulu ngokusekelwe ezimweni zakho ezithile, okuhlanganisa umlando wakho wezokwelapha, imithi yamanje, nokuthi ukwazi kangakanani ukubekezelela imithi efanayo esikhathini esidlule.
Yebo, i-atovaquone ngokuvamile iphephe kakhulu kubantu abane-HIV futhi ivame ukunqunywa kulaba bantu. Ivunyelwe ngokuqondile ukuvimbela nokwelapha i-pneumocystis pneumonia kubantu abane-HIV-positive.
Imithi eminingi ye-HIV ingasebenzisana neminye imithi, kodwa i-atovaquone inokusebenzisana okuncane kwemithi. Udokotela wakho uzobukeza yonke imithi yakho ukuze aqinisekise ukuphepha, kodwa ukusebenzisana okukhulu akuvamile.
Lo muthi uvame ukukhethwa ezigulini ze-HIV ngoba awucindezeli amasosha omzimba ngokuqhubekayo, ngokungafani neminye imithi elwa namagciwane. Lokhu kwenza kube yindlela ephephe kakhulu yesikhathi eside yokuvimbela kubantu abanokuzivikela komzimba okonakele kakade.
Uma ngengozi uthatha i-atovaquone eningi kakhulu, xhumana nodokotela wakho noma isikhungo sokulawula ubuthi ngokushesha, ngisho noma uzizwa ulungile. Nakuba ukweqisa okukhulu kungavamile, kubalulekile ukuthola iseluleko sezokwelapha esivela kochwepheshe.
Izimpawu zokuthatha okuningi zingabandakanya isicanucanu esibi, ukuhlanza, isifo sohudo, noma ubuhlungu besisu. Ungazami ukuzenza uhlanze ngaphandle uma uqondiswe ngqo yisazi sezempilo.
Gcina ibhodlela lomuthi unawo lapho ufuna usizo ukuze ochwepheshe bezokwelapha bakwazi ukubona kahle ukuthi uthathe ini nokuthi uthathe malini. Ukweqisa okuningi okungahlosiwe akubangeli monakalo omkhulu, kodwa ukuqapha kusabalulekile.
Uma weqa umthamo, wuthatha ngokushesha lapho ukhumbula, kodwa kuphela uma kungasondeli isikhathi somthamo wakho olandelayo ohleliwe. Ungathathi imithamo emibili ngesikhathi esisodwa ukuze ulungise okungathathiwe.
Uma sekusondele isikhathi somthamo wakho olandelayo, weqa umthamo oqethiwe bese uqhubeka neshejuli yakho evamile. Ukuthatha imithi eyengeziwe ngeke kusize futhi kungase kwandise ingozi yakho yemiphumela emibi.
Zama ukusetha izikhumbuzi ocingweni lwakho noma usebenzise umhleli wamaphilisi ukukusiza ukuthi ukhumbule imithamo. Ukuqina kubalulekile ekugcineni amazinga asebenzayo omuthi ohlelweni lwakho.
Kufanele uyeke kuphela ukuthatha i-atovaquone uma udokotela wakho ekutshela ukuthi kuphephile ukwenza kanjalo. Isikhathi sincike esimweni osilaphayo nokuthi usabele kahle kangakanani emithini.
Ukuze welaphe izifo ezisebenzayo, uzodinga ukuqeda lonke ikhosi ngisho noma uzizwa ungcono. Ukuyeka ngaphambi kwesikhathi kungavumela ukuthi lesi sifo sibuye noma singasabela emithini.
Uma uthatha i-atovaquone ukuze uvimbele, udokotela wakho uzonquma ukuthi kuphephile nini ukuyeka ngokusekelwe ezingozini zakho nasesimweni sakho sempilo esiphelele. Ungalokothi uyeke ukwelashwa kokuvimbela ngaphandle kwesiqondiso sezokwelapha.
Akukho ukusebenzisana okuqondile phakathi kwe-atovaquone notshwala, kodwa ngokuvamile kungcono ukunciphisa ukusetshenziswa kotshwala ngenkathi welapha noma yisiphi isifo. Utshwala bungaphazamisa ikhono lomzimba wakho lokuzivikela ukuthi ulwe nezifo.
Ukuphuza utshwala kungase futhi kwenze ezinye izimo ezingezinhle zibe zimbi njengokucasuka kwesisu, isiyezi, noma ukuphazamiseka kwesisu. Uma ukhetha ukuphuza, kwenze ngokulinganisela futhi unake indlela ozizwa ngayo.
Uma unezinkinga zesibindi noma uthatha eminye imithi, xoxa ngokusebenzisa utshwala nodokotela wakho. Bangakunikeza iseluleko esiqondene nawe ngokusekelwe esimweni sakho sezokwelapha esiphelele.
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