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I-Cefepime kanye ne-enmetazobactam kuyinhlanganisela enamandla yama-antibiotic anikezwa nge-IV ukwelapha izifo ezinzima ezibangelwa amagciwane. Lo muthi uhlanganisa i-antibiotic eqinisekisiwe (i-cefepime) nomuthi osizayo (i-enmetazobactam) okwenza isebenze kahle ngokumelene namagciwane angamelani.
Cabanga ngale nhlanganisela njengeqembu lethegi lezokwelapha. I-cefepime yenza umsebenzi omkhulu wokulwa namagciwane, kuyilapho i-enmetazobactam isebenza njengendlovu, ivikela i-antibiotic ekubhidlizweni amagciwane aqinile athathe ukumelana.
Lo muthi uhlanganisa izingxenye ezimbili ezisebenza ndawonye ukulwa nezifo ezibangelwa amagciwane ngempumelelo enkulu kunanoma iyiphi ingxenye yodwa. I-Cefepime ingeyeqembu lama-antibiotic abizwa ngokuthi ama-cephalosporins, athembeke odokotela amashumi eminyaka ukwelapha izifo ezinzima.
I-Enmetazobactam yilokho odokotela abakubiza ngokuthi i-beta-lactamase inhibitor. Ayibulali amagciwane ngokuqondile, kodwa imisa amagciwane athile ekubhubhiseni i-cefepime. Lokhu kubambisana kuvumela i-antibiotic ukuthi yenze umsebenzi wayo ngisho nangamagciwane afunde ukumelana nezinye izindlela zokwelapha.
Uzothola lo muthi kuphela esibhedlela noma endaweni yezokwelapha ngomugqa we-IV. Ayitholakali njengepilisi noma umjovo ongawuthatha ekhaya ngoba igcinelwe izifo ezinzima ezidinga ukugadwa kwezokwelapha okuseduze.
Odokotela banquma le nhlanganisela ngokuqondile ngezifo eziyinkimbinkimbi zomgudu womchamo kanye nezifo eziyinkimbinkimbi zangaphakathi kwesisu. Lezi yizifo ezinzima ezingazange zisabele kuma-antibiotics alula noma zenzeka kubantu abanezimo zezempilo ezenza ukwelashwa kube yinselelo enkulu.
Izifo eziyinkimbinkimbi zomgudu womchamo zingabandakanya izifo zezinso noma izifo zomchamo kubantu abanezimo ezinjengesifo sikashukela noma amatshe ezinso. Lezi zifo zingaba nenkani futhi zibe yingozi kunezifo zomchamo ezilula.
Izifo eziyinkimbinkimbi zangaphakathi kwesisu zibandakanya isikhala ngaphakathi kwesisu sakho, okuhlanganisa izifo ze-appendix, i-gallbladder, noma amathumbu. Lezi zifo zivame ukudinga ukuhlinzwa kanye nama-antibiotics aqinile ngoba zingasakazeka ngokushesha futhi zibangele izinkinga ezinzima.
Udokotela wakho angase akhethe lo muthi lapho amagciwane abangela ukutheleleka kwakho ekhombisa ukumelana namanye ama-antibiotics. Le nhlanganisela isebenza ngempumelelo ikakhulukazi ngamagciwane athile e-gram-negative aye aba nzima ukuwelapha ngama-antibiotics ajwayelekile.
Lokhu kuthathwa njengokuhlanganiswa kwama-antibiotic okuqinile okwenzelwe izifo ezinzima. I-cefepime isebenza ngokudiliza izindonga zamaseli amagciwane adinga ukuze aphile, empeleni okubangela ukuthi amagciwane ayingozi ahlakazeke futhi afe.
Amagciwane amaningi aye athuthukisa izindlela ezihlakaniphile zokulwa nama-antibiotics ngokukhiqiza ama-enzyme abizwa ngokuthi ama-beta-lactamases. Lawa ma-enzyme angadilizisa ama-antibiotics ngaphambi kokuba enze umsebenzi wawo. Yilapho i-enmetazobactam ingena khona njengozakwethu ovikelayo.
I-Enmetazobactam ivimba lawa ma-enzyme amagciwane, inikeze i-cefepime indlela ecacile yokuhlasela amagciwane. Le ndlela yokusebenzisana isiza ekuqinisekiseni ukuthi ngisho namagciwane amelana nawo angeke akwazi ukubaleka imiphumela ye-antibiotic.
Umuthi uhamba ngegazi lakho ukuze ufinyelele endaweni yokutheleleka. Ngenxa yokuthi inikezwa nge-IV, ifinyelela emazingeni asebenzayo emzimbeni wakho ngokushesha futhi igcina lawo mazinga ngokuqhubekayo kuyo yonke imithi yakho.
Uzothola lo muthi kuphela ngomugqa we-IV esibhedlela noma endaweni yezokwelapha. Uchwepheshe wezempilo uzolungisa futhi anikeze yonke imithamo, ngakho akudingeki ukhathazeke ngokulinganisa noma ukuxuba noma yini ngokwakho.
Umuthi uvame ukunikezwa njalo emahoreni angu-8, nakuba udokotela wakho angase alungise lolu hlelo ngokusekelwe esimweni sakho esithile kanye nokusebenza kwezinso zakho. Ukufakwa ngakunye kuvame ukuthatha cishe amahora angu-2 ukuze kuqedwe, ngesikhathi okudingeka uhlale uxhumeke ku-IV.
Ungadla ngokujwayelekile ngenkathi uthola lo muthi. Akukho ukudla okuthile okulinganiselwe, nakuba ukuhlala unamanzi ngokwanele ngokuphuza amanzi amaningi kungasiza izinso zakho ukuthi zisebenze umuthi ngempumelelo.
Uma unezinkinga zezinso, udokotela wakho cishe uzolungisa umthamo wakho noma andise isikhathi phakathi kwemithamo. Lokhu kusiza ukuvimbela umuthi ukuthi ungazakhi emzimbeni wakho futhi kunciphisa ingozi yemiphumela emibi.
Ukwelashwa kuvame ukuthatha phakathi kwezinsuku ezingu-5 kuya kwezingu-14, kuye ngohlobo nobukhulu bokutheleleka kwakho. Udokotela wakho uzonquma isikhathi esiqondile ngokusekelwe ekutheni usabela kahle kangakanani ekwelashweni kanye nemiphumela yokuhlolwa kwakho kwelabhorethri.
Ngezifo eziyinkimbinkimbi zomgudu womchamo, ungase udinge izinsuku ezingu-7 kuya kwezingu-14 zokwelashwa. Izifo eziyinkimbinkimbi zangaphakathi kwesisu zivame ukudinga izikhathi ezifanayo, nakuba ezinye izimo zingase zidinge ukwelashwa isikhathi eside uma ukutheleleka kunenkani.
Ithimba lakho lezempilo lizobheka intuthuko yakho ngokuhlolwa kwegazi nokuhlolwa komzimba. Bazobheka izimpawu zokuthi ukutheleleka kuyacaca, njengokwehla komkhuhlane, ukuthuthukiswa kokubalwa kwegazi, kanye nokunciphisa izimpawu.
Kubalulekile ukuqeda inkambo ephelele yokwelashwa ngisho noma uqala ukuzizwa ungcono ngemva kwezinsuku ezimbalwa. Ukuyeka ama-antibiotics ngaphambi kwesikhathi kungavumela amabhaktheriya asindile ukuthi ande futhi athatheke ukumelana, okwenza ukutheleleka okuzayo kube nzima ukukwelapha.
Njengayo yonke imithi enamandla, le nhlanganisela yama-antibiotic ingabangela imiphumela engemihle, nakuba kungewona wonke umuntu oyitholayo. Imiphumela eminingi engemihle imnene futhi yesikhashana, inyamalala uma ukwelashwa kwakho kuqediwe.
Nansi imiphumela ejwayelekile ongase uyithole ngesikhathi sokwelashwa:
Lezi zimpawu ngokuvamile ziyalawuleka futhi azidingi ukuyeka umuthi. Ithimba lakho lezempilo lingancoma izindlela zokunciphisa ukungakhululeki, njengokuthatha imithi elwa nesicanucanu noma ukulungisa indawo yakho ye-IV.
Abanye abantu bangase babe nemiphumela engemihle engathi sína edinga ukunakekelwa kwezempilo ngokushesha. Lokhu akuvamile kodwa kubalulekile ukuqaphela:
Ithimba lakho lezokwelapha lizokuqapha eduze le miphumela engathi sína ngemihlolojikelele ejwayelekile kanye nokuhlolwa kwegazi. Baqeqeshwe ukuqaphela izimpawu zokuqala zokuxwayisa futhi bangalungisa ukwelashwa kwakho uma kudingeka.
Into engavamile kodwa engathi sína ngama-antibiotic ukutheleleka nge-Clostridioides difficile, okungabangela ukuvuvukala okukhulu kwamathumbu. Lokhu kwenzeka lapho i-antibiotic iphazamisa amagciwane akho ajwayelekile emathunjini, okuvumela amagciwane ayingozi ukuthi athathe.
Lo muthi awulungile kuwo wonke umuntu. Udokotela wakho uzobuyekeza ngokucophelela umlando wakho wezokwelapha ngaphambi kokunquma le nhlanganisela ukuze aqinisekise ukuthi iphephile kuwe.
Akufanele uthole lo muthi uma wazi ukuthi unokungezwani komzimba ne-cefepime, enmetazobactam, noma amanye ama-antibiotic e-cephalosporin. Ukusabela okwedlule kokungezwani komzimba ne-penicillin kungase futhi kukwenze ukuthi uthambekele ekusabeleni kulo muthi.
Abantu abanezifo ezinzima zezinso bangase badinge ukulungiswa komthamo noma ezinye izindlela zokwelapha. Njengoba izinso zakho zisiza ukukhipha lo muthi emzimbeni wakho, ukuncipha komsebenzi wezinso kungabangela ukuthi umuthi wakheke uze ufinyelele emazingeni angaba yingozi.
Uma unomlando wokuthuthumela noma izimo zobuchopho, udokotela wakho uzohlola izinzuzo ngokumelene nezingozi ngokucophelela. Ezimweni ezingavamile, lo muthi ungenza ukuthi umkhawulo wokuthuthumela wehle, ikakhulukazi kubantu abanezimo zobuchopho ezikhona.
Ukukhulelwa nokuncelisa ngamabele kudinga ukucatshangelwa okukhethekile. Ngenkathi umuthi ungasetshenziswa uma izinzuzo zidlula izingozi, udokotela wakho uzohlola zonke izinketho ukuze aqinisekise ukuphepha kwakho kanye nomntwana wakho.
Le nhlanganisela itholakala ngaphansi kwegama lomkhiqizo elithi Exblifep. Umuthi wenzelwe ngqo ukubhekana nenkinga ekhulayo yamagciwane amelana nama-antibiotic ezindaweni zezibhedlela.
Ungase uzwe abahlinzeki bezempilo bekhuluma ngawo ngegama lomkhiqizo noma amagama ajwayelekile ezingxenye zawo. Zombili lezi zinhlobo zibhekisela emuthini ofanayo, ngakho-ke ungadideki uma uzwa amagama ahlukene esetshenziswa ngokushintshana.
Igama lomkhiqizo elithi Exblifep lisha, selivunywe yi-FDA eminyakeni yamuva njengengxenye yomzamo oqhubekayo wokuthuthukisa izikhali ezintsha zokulwa nezifo zamagciwane ezingamelani.
Ezinye izinketho eziningana zama-antibiotic zikhona zokwelapha izifo zamagciwane ezingathi sína, nakuba ukukhetha okungcono kuncike ekutheleleni kwakho okuthile kanye nomlando wezokwelapha. Udokotela wakho uzocabangela izinto ezinjengohlobo lwebhaktheriya, umsebenzi wezinso zakho, nanoma yikuphi ukungezwani komzimba ongase ube nakho.
Ezifo eziyinkimbinkimbi zomgudu womchamo, ezinye izindlela ezingase zihlanganise ezinye izinhlanganisela zama-antibiotics afana ne-piperacillin-tazobactam noma i-meropenem. Le mithi isebenza ngezindlela ezihlukene kodwa ingasebenza ngokulinganayo ekuqhumeni kwamagciwane amaningi angamelani.
Izifo eziyinkimbinkimbi zangaphakathi kwesisu zingase ziphathwe ngezinhlanganisela ezinjenge-imipenem-cilastatin noma i-ertapenem. Lawa nawo ama-antibiotics aqinile aklanyelwe izifo ezingathi sína ezingaphendulanga ekwelashweni okulula.
Udkt wakho angase futhi acabange ngama-antibiotics amasha afana ne-ceftazidime-avibactam noma i-meropenem-vaborbactam, asebenzisa amaqhinga afanayo okuhlanganisa i-antibiotic nomuthi osizayo ukuze kunqotshwe ukumelana kwamagciwane.
Ukukhetha okunye kuncike kakhulu ekuhlolweni kwelabhorethri okukhombisa ukuthi ama-antibiotics athile amagciwane akho azwelayo kuwo. Lokhu kuhlolwa, okubizwa ngokuthi ukuhlolwa kwamasiko nokuzwela, kusiza ukuqondisa ukukhetha ukwelashwa okuphumelela kakhulu.
Zombili le mithi iyinhlanganisela enamandla yama-antibiotic esetshenziselwa izifo ezingathi sína, kodwa zisebenza kancane ngokuhlukile futhi zingase zifaneleke kangcono ezimweni ezihlukene. Ukukhetha
Udktela wakho uzokhetha ngokusekelwe emiphumeleni yaselebhu ekhombisa ukuthi yimaphi amagciwane abangela ukutheleleka kwakho nokuthi yimaphi ama-antibiotics abazwelayo kuwo. Bazobuye bacabange ngomlando wakho wezokwelapha, ukusebenza kwezinso, nanoma yiziphi izindlela zokwelapha ngama-antibiotic owake wazithola.
Zombili lezi zindlela zokwelapha zidinga ukuphathwa esibhedlela nokuqapha ngokucophelela. Isinqumo phakathi kwazo singesokwelapha esithatha izinto eziningi ezithinta icala lakho ngalinye.
Lo muthi uvamile ukuba uphephe kubantu abanesifo sikashukela, futhi isifo sikashukela ngokuvamile asidingi ukulungiswa komthamo. Kodwa-ke, abantu abanesifo sikashukela bangase babe sengozini enkulu yezinkinga ezithile ezivela ekuthelelekeni ngamagciwane, ngakho-ke ukuqapha eduze kubalulekile.
Uma unesifo sikashukela, ithimba lakho lezempilo lizobheka ngokukhethekile amazinga kashukela egazini lakho ngesikhathi sokwelashwa. Ukutheleleka kungenza ushukela wegazi kube nzima ukuwulawula, futhi eminye imithi ingase ithinte amazinga e-glucose.
Abantu abanesifo sikashukela abanezinso ezinzima bangase badinge ukulungiswa komthamo, njengoba isifo sikashukela singathinta ukusebenza kwezinso ngokuhamba kwesikhathi. Udktela wakho uzoqapha ukusebenza kwezinso zakho ngokuhlolwa kwegazi ngesikhathi sokwelashwa.
Njengoba lo muthi unikezwa kuphela ochwepheshe bezempilo endaweni yezokwelapha, ukweqisa ngengozi akuvamile. Abasebenzi bezokwelapha babala ngokucophelela futhi baqaphe yonke imithamo ukuze bavimbele lesi simo.
Uma ukweqisa kwenzeka, izimpawu zingabandakanya isicanucanu esibi, ukuhlanza, noma imiphumela ye-neurological efana nokudideka noma ukuhlaselwa yisifo. Ithimba lakho lezempilo liqeqeshwe ukubona nokwelapha lezi zimpawu ngokushesha.
Ukwelashwa kwe-overdose ngokuvamile kuhilela ukunakekelwa okusekelayo, okusho ukwelapha izimpawu njengoba zivela. Ezimweni ezinzima, i-dialysis ingase isetshenziswe ukusiza ukususa imithi eningi ohlelweni lwakho.
Ithimba lakho lezokwelapha likuqapha ngokuqhubekayo ngesikhathi sokwelashwa, lihlole izimpawu ezibalulekile futhi libheke noma yiziphi izimpawu ezingavamile ezingase zibonise inkinga ngamazinga akho emithi.
Njengoba uthola lo muthi esibhedlela noma endaweni yezokwelapha, imithamo ephuthelwe iphathwa ngokuphelele yithimba lakho lezempilo. Bagcina isimiso esiqinile ukuze baqinisekise ukuthi uthola imithamo ngezikhathi ezifanele.
Uma umthamo uhlehliswa nganoma yisiphi isizathu, njengenkambiso yezokwelapha noma ukuhlolwa, ithimba lakho lezempilo lizolungisa isikhathi ngokufanele. Bazoqinisekisa ukuthi usathola inkambo ephelele yokwelashwa njengoba kuchaziwe.
Abasebenzi bezokwelapha basebenzisa izinhlelo ezihlukahlukene ukulandelela amashejuli emithi nokuvimbela imithamo ephuthelwe. Bazoxhumana nawe mayelana nanoma yiziphi izinguquko zeshejuli futhi bachaze ukuthi zithinta kanjani uhlelo lwakho lokwelashwa.
Ungalokothi ukhathazeke ngokulawula ishejuli yokulinganisa ngokwakho. Ithimba lakho lezempilo lithatha umthwalo ophelele wokuqinisekisa ukuthi uthola imithi yakho ngezikhathi ezifanele nangamanani afanele.
Udokotela wakho uzonquma ukuthi uyeka nini lo muthi ngokusekelwe ekuphenduleni kwakho ekwelashweni kanye nemiphumela yaselebhu. Awukwenzi lesi sinqumo wedwa, njengoba ukuyeka ngokushesha kungavumela ukuthi ukutheleleka kubuye kube namandla kunakuqala.
Izimpawu zokuthi ukwelashwa kungase kuqediwe zihlanganisa ukujwayela ukubalwa kwamangqamuzana amhlophe egazi, ukuxazululwa komkhuhlane, kanye nokuthuthukiswa kwezimpawu. Udokotela wakho uzobheka nezifundo zokucabanga uma bezingavamile ekuqaleni kokwelashwa.
Abanye abantu bangase badinge ukushintshela emithini elwa namagciwane yomlomo ngemva kokuqeda ukwelashwa nge-IV, kanti abanye bangase baqede ngokuphelele imithi elwa namagciwane. Lokhu kuncike ohlotsheni lokutheleleka nokuthi uliphendule kahle kangakanani.
Iqembu lakho lezempilo lizoxoxa nawe ngokuphela kokwelashwa futhi linikeze imiyalelo ecacile mayelana nokunakekelwa okulandelayo. Bazochaza futhi izimpawu zokuxwayisa ezingase zibonise ukuthi ukutheleleka kuyabuya.
Ngenkathi le nhlanganisela yenzelwe ukunqoba izinhlobo eziningi zokumelana kwamagciwane, kungenzeka ngokwemfundiso ukuthi amagciwane athuthukise ukumelana kunoma iyiphi imithi elwa namagciwane ngokuhamba kwesikhathi. Yingakho ukuqeda inkambo ephelele yokwelashwa kubaluleke kangako.
Ubungozi bokuthuthukisa ukumelana buyehla uma uthatha imithi ngendlela eqondile njengoba kunqunywe futhi uqede inkambo yonke. Ukuyeka ngaphambi kwesikhathi kunika amagciwane asindile ithuba lokuzala futhi mhlawumbe athuthukise izindlela zokumelana.
Abahlinzeki bezempilo baqapha amaphethini okumelana ngokuqhubekayo futhi balungise izincomo zokwelashwa njengoba kudingeka. Le mithi ivame ukugcinelwa izifo ezinzima ukusiza ukugcina ukusebenza kwayo.
Ubungozi bakho ngamunye bokuthuthukisa amagciwane amelanayo buphansi ngokuvamile uma ulandela uhlelo lwakho lokwelashwa ngokuphelele. Ithimba lakho lezempilo lizoxoxa nganoma yikuphi ukukhathazeka mayelana nokumelana ngokusekelwe esimweni sakho esithile.
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