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I-Cefepime iyisibulala-magciwane esinamandla esilwa nezifo ezingamathambo ezinzima emzimbeni wakho. Ingaphansi kweqembu lemithi ebizwa ngokuthi ama-cephalosporins, asebenza njengamaqhawe anolwazi aqondisa futhi abhubhise amagciwane ayingozi abangela izifo.
Lo muthi unikezwa ngomjovo, kungaba emthanjeni wakho (IV) noma emisipheni (IM), ngoba udinga ukusebenza ngokushesha futhi ufinyelele emazingeni aphezulu egazini lakho. Udokotela wakho ngokuvamile uzoncoma i-cefepime uma unesifo esinzima esidinga ukwelashwa ngokushesha, okuqinile.
I-Cefepime iyisibulala-magciwane se-cephalosporin sesizukulwane sesine esiqondise ngqo izifo zamagciwane. Cabanga ngayo njengethuluzi elinembile elingakwazi ukuhlonza futhi liqede izinhlobo eziningi ezahlukene zamagciwane ayingozi emzimbeni wakho.
Lo muthi yilokho odokotela abakubiza ngokuthi i-antibiotic
Lokhu kutheleleka kungathi sína, kodwa i-cefepime ibonakale isebenza kahle kakhulu ekukwelapheni. Ithimba lakho lezempilo likhethe lo muthi ngoba likholelwa ukuthi likunika ithuba elingcono kakhulu lokululama ngokugcwele.
I-Cefepime isebenza ngokuhlasela izindonga zamaseli amagciwane, okufana nokucekela phansi igobolondo elivikela eligcina amagciwane ephila. Ngaphandle kwezindonga zabo zamaseli, amagciwane awanakusinda futhi azale emzimbeni wakho.
Lo muthi uthathwa njenge-antibiotic eqinile ngoba ingangena ezivikelweni zamagciwane ezingamelana namanye ama-antibiotics. Isebenza ngempumelelo ikakhulukazi ngoba ihlala izinzile ngokuphambana nama-enzyme amaningi amagciwane azama ukuqeda ama-antibiotics.
Umuthi ufika emazingeni aphezulu egazini lakho phakathi kwemizuzu engama-30 kuya emahoreni ama-2 ngemva komjovo. Lesi senzo esisheshayo sibalulekile uma ulwa nokutheleleka okungathi sína, njengoba sisiza ukumisa amagciwane ukuthi angaphindaphindi futhi asakazeke emzimbeni wakho wonke.
I-Cefepime ngaso sonke isikhathi inikezwa ochwepheshe bezempilo endaweni yesibhedlela noma emtholampilo, ngakho ngeke kudingeke ukhathazeke ngokuyiphatha wena uqobo. Umjovo unganikezwa ngomugqa we-IV ungene emthanjeni wakho noma njengesibhamu emsipheni wakho.
Uma wamukela i-cefepime ye-IV, ukumnika kuvame ukuthatha imizuzu engaba ngu-30 ukuze kuqedwe. Ungadla ngokujwayelekile ngaphambi nangemva kokuthola lo muthi, njengoba ukudla kungawuthinti ukuthi usebenza kahle kangakanani.
Umhlengikazi wakho uzokugada ngesikhathi sokumnika ukuze aqinisekise ukuthi uyawuthola kahle umuthi. Kuyinto ejwayelekile ngokuphelele ukuzwa ukusha okuncane noma ukuluma endaweni yokujova, kodwa lokhu kufanele kube mnene futhi kube okwesikhashana.
Isikhathi semithamo yakho sibalulekile ekugcineni amazinga aqhubekayo e-antibiotic ohlelweni lwakho. Ithimba lakho lezempilo ngokuvamile lizokunika i-cefepime njalo emahoreni angu-8 kuya kwangu-12, kuye ngesimo sakho esithile nokuthi umzimba wakho usabela kanjani ekwelashweni.
Ubude bokwelashwa kwakho nge-cefepime buxhomeke ohlotsheni nasobunzimeni bokutheleleka kwakho, kodwa abantu abaningi bayithola izinsuku ezingu-7 kuya kwezingu-14. Udokotela wakho uzonquma ubude obuqondile ngokuya ngokushesha kokutheleleka kwakho okusabela ekwelashweni.
Ezinye izifo zingase zidinge izifundo ezimfushane zezinsuku ezingu-3 kuya kwezingu-5 nje, kuyilapho izifo eziyinkimbinkimbi zingase zidinge ukwelashwa izinsuku ezingafika ezingama-21. Ithimba lakho lezempilo lizogada inqubekela phambili yakho ngokuhlolwa kwegazi, ukuthuthuka kwezimpawu, futhi ngezinye izikhathi izifundo zokucabanga.
Kubalulekile ukuqeda inkambo ephelele yokwelashwa, ngisho noma uqala ukuzizwa ungcono ngaphambi kokuthi iqede. Ukuyeka ama-antibiotics ngaphambi kwesikhathi kungavumela amagciwane ukuthi asinde futhi athuthukise ukumelana, okwenza izifo zesikhathi esizayo zibe nzima ukuzelapha.
Njengayo yonke imithi, i-cefepime ingabangela imiphumela emibi, nakuba abantu abaningi beyithola kahle. Ukuqonda okulindelekile kungakusiza ukuthi uzizwe ulungiselelwe kakhulu futhi wazi ukuthi ungawaxwayisa nini ithimba lakho lezempilo.
Imiphumela emibi evame kakhulu ngokuvamile imnene futhi ilawuleka ngokunakekelwa okusekelayo:
Le miphumela emibi ejwayelekile ivamise ukuthuthuka njengoba umzimba wakho ujwayela umuthi. Ithimba lakho lezempilo linganikeza izinyathelo zokunethezeka ukusiza ukuphatha noma yikuphi ukungakhululeki okuhlangenwe nakho.
Kukhona nemiphumela emibi ethile engathi sína edinga ukunakekelwa kwezempilo ngokushesha, nakuba lokhu kungavamile:
Njengoba wamukela i-cefepime endaweni yokunakekelwa kwezempilo, ithimba lakho lezokwelapha lizokubheka eduze nganoma yiziphi izimpawu ezikhathazayo. Unganqikazi ukuphakamisa uma uqaphela noma yini engavamile noma ekhathazayo.
I-Cefepime ayifanele wonke umuntu, futhi udokotela wakho uzobuyekeza ngokucophelela umlando wakho wezokwelapha ngaphambi kokuyinikeza. Okukhathazayo okuyinhloko ukuthi ngabe unokungezwani nezinto ezithile kuma-antibiotics e-cephalosporin noma i-penicillin.
Uma unenkinga yokungezwani nezinto ezithile ze-cephalosporins, akufanele uthole i-cefepime. Abantu abanezinkinga ezinkulu zokungezwani ne-penicillin kungenzeka badinge nokugwema lo muthi, njengoba kukhona ithuba elincane lokuthi kube khona ukusabela okuhlangene phakathi kwale mikhaya yama-antibiotic.
Udkt wakho uzosebenzisa ukuqapha okukhethekile uma unezinkinga zezinso, njengoba i-cefepime ikhishwa emzimbeni wakho ngezinsini zakho. Abantu abanomsebenzi wezinso onganciphile bangase badinge imithamo elungisiwe noma ukuqapha okuvamile.
Ezinye izimo ezidinga ukucatshangelwa ngokucophelela zihlanganisa umlando wokuhlaselwa yizithuthwane, ukulimala kobuchopho, noma ezinye izimo zemizwa. Ithimba lakho lezempilo lizohlola izinzuzo ngokumelene nezingozi ukuze linqume ukuthi i-cefepime iyisinqumo esifanele yini kuwe.
I-Cefepime itholakala ngaphansi kwegama lomkhiqizo elithi Maxipime e-United States. Kodwa-ke, izibhedlela nemitholampilo eminingi isebenzisa inguqulo ejwayelekile, ebizwa nje ngokuthi i-cefepime futhi isebenza ngendlela efanayo.
Noma ngabe uthola igama lomkhiqizo noma inguqulo ejwayelekile kuncike ezintweni ezithandwa yisikhungo sakho sezempilo nokuthi yini etholakalayo. Zombili lezi zindlela ziqukethe isithako esifanayo esisebenzayo futhi zisebenza kahle ngokulinganayo ekwelapheni izifo ezibangelwa amagciwane.
Ithimba lakho lezokwelapha lizosebenzisa noma iyiphi inguqulo abanayo, futhi ungezwa uqiniseka ukuthi zombili izinketho zizonikeza izinzuzo ezifanayo zokwelapha ngesifo sakho.
Uma i-cefepime ingakulungele, udkt wakho unezinye izindlela eziningi eziphumelelayo zama-antibiotics ongakhetha kuzo. Enye indlela udkt wakho ayikhethayo izoncika esifweni sakho esithile, ukungezwani nezinto ezithile, kanye nomlando wakho wezokwelapha.
Ezinye izindlela ezivamile zihlanganisa ezinye izinto ze-cephalosporins njenge-ceftazidime noma i-ceftriaxone, esebenza ngendlela efanayo kodwa ingase ibe nokumbozwa okuhlukile kwamagciwane. Kubantu abanezinkinga zokungezwani ne-cephalosporin, izinketho zingahlanganisa ama-fluoroquinolones njenge-levofloxacin noma ama-aminoglycosides njenge-gentamicin.
Iqembu lakho lezempilo lizokhetha elinye elingcono kakhulu ngokusekelwe emiphumeleni yamasiko ekhombisa ukuthi yiziphi amagciwane abangela ukutheleleka kwakho nokuthi yimaphi ama-antibiotics abazwelayo kuwo. Le ndlela yomuntu siqu isiza ekuqinisekiseni ukuthi uthola ukwelashwa okuphumelela kakhulu.
Kokubili i-cefepime ne-ceftriaxone ama-antibiotics amahle kakhulu, kodwa anemithombo ehlukene eyenza ngamunye abe ngcono ezimweni ezithile. I-Cefepime ithathwa njenge-cephalosporin yesizukulwane sesine, kuyilapho i-ceftriaxone iyisizukulwane sesithathu.
I-Cefepime inokumboza okubanzi ngokumelene nezinhlobo ezithile zamagciwane, ikakhulukazi amanye amagciwane e-gram-negative angase amelane ne-ceftriaxone. Ivame ukukhethwa ezifweni ezitholwe esibhedlela noma uma kubhekwana namagciwane angase amelane.
I-Ceftriaxone, ngakolunye uhlangothi, ivame ukukhethwa ezifweni ezitholwe emphakathini futhi inokungena okuhle ezicutshini ezithile zomzimba. Futhi inenzuzo yokunikezwa kaningi, ngezinye izikhathi kanye ngosuku.
Ukukhetha kukadokotela wakho phakathi kwale mithi kuncike emagciwaneni athile abangela ukutheleleka kwakho, umlando wakho wezokwelapha, kanye nendawo lapho uthole khona ukutheleleka. Zombili ziphumelela kakhulu uma zisetshenziswa ngendlela efanele.
I-Cefepime ngokuvamile ithathwa njengephephile ngesikhathi sokukhulelwa lapho izinzuzo zidlula izingozi ezingaba khona. Ihlukaniswa njengomuthi we-Category B, okusho ukuthi izifundo zezilwane azizange zikhombise ukulimala ezinganeni ezisakhula.
Nokho, udokotela wakho uzohlola ngokucophelela ukubaluleka kokwelashwa ngokumelene nanoma yiziphi izingozi ezingaba khona. Uma ukhulelwe futhi unokutheleleka okukhulu kwamagciwane, izingozi zokukushiya ungalashwa zivame ukudlula izingozi ezincane ezihambisana ne-cefepime.
Iqembu lakho lezempilo lizokuqapha ngokucophelela uma uthola i-cefepime ngesikhathi sokukhulelwa, liqinisekisa ukuthi wena nomntwana wakho nihlala niphilile phakathi nokwelashwa.
Njengoba i-cefepime inikezwa ochwepheshe bezempilo ezindaweni ezilawulwayo, ukweqisa ngengozi akuvamile kakhulu. Ithimba lakho lezokwelapha libala ngokucophelela umthamo wakho ngokusekelwe esisindweni sakho, ukusebenza kwezinso, nobukhulu bokutheleleka kwakho.
Uma ukweqisa kwenzeka, izinto ezinkulu okufanele zikhathaze ngazo kungaba imiphumela ye-neurological efana nokudideka, ukuquleka, noma ukuguqulwa kokuqwashisa. Ithimba lakho lezempilo lizohlinzeka ngokushesha ngosizo olusekelayo, okuhlanganisa ukuqapha ukusebenza kobuchopho bakho futhi mhlawumbe lisebenzise imithi ukulawula noma yikuphi ukuquleka.
Izindaba ezinhle ukuthi ukweqisa kwe-cefepime kulawuleka kakhulu uma kubanjwa kusenesikhathi, futhi abantu abaningi bayalulama ngokuphelele ngokunakekelwa kwezokwelapha okufanele.
Njengoba uthola i-cefepime endaweni yokunakekelwa kwezempilo, ithimba lakho lezokwelapha liphatha isimiso sakho sokulinganisa, ngakho akudingeki ukhathazeke ngokulahlekelwa imithamo. Abahlengikazi nodokotela bakho balandelela ngokucophelela ukuthi umthamo ngamunye ufanele nini.
Uma ngasizathu simbe umthamo ulibala ngenxa yezinqubo zezokwelapha noma ezinye izimo, ithimba lakho lezempilo lizolungisa isikhathi ngendlela efanele. Bangase bakunikeze umthamo ophuthelwe ngokushesha ngangokunokwenzeka noma balungise isikhathi somthamo olandelayo.
Okubalulekile ukugcina amazinga aqhubekayo e-antibiotic ohlelweni lwakho, futhi ithimba lakho lezokwelapha liqeqeshwe ukubhekana nanoma yiziphi izilungiso zokuhlela ezingase zidingeke.
Akufanele uyeke ukwelashwa kwe-cefepime ngokwakho, ngisho noma uzizwa ungcono kakhulu. Udokotela wakho uzonquma ukuthi kuphephile nini ukuyeka umuthi ngokusekelwe ezintweni eziningana ezihlanganisa izimpawu zakho, imiphumela yokuhlolwa kwegazi, kanye nohlobo lokutheleleka obunalo.
Ngokuvamile, udokotela wakho uzofuna izimpawu zokuthi ukutheleleka kwakho kuqede ngokuphelele, njengokuthi ukubala okujwayelekile kwamangqamuzana amhlophe egazi, ukungabi bikho komkhuhlane, kanye nokunyamalala kwezinye izimpawu. Ezinye izifo zidinga ukuqeda inkambo ephelele echaziwe ngisho nangemva kokuthi izimpawu zithuthuke.
Ukuqeda ama-antibiotics ngaphambi kwesikhathi kungaholela ekwelashweni okungaphelele, okuvumela amagciwane ukuthi asinde futhi kungenzeka ukuthi athuthukise ukumelana. Thembela ekuqondisweni kweqembu lakho lezempilo ngokuthi kufanele uqede nini ukwelashwa kwakho.
Ngenkathi i-cefepime ingenayo ukusebenzisana okuqondile notshwala, ngokuvamile kungcono ukugwema ukuphuza ngenkathi usalulama ekuthelelekeni okukhulu. Umzimba wakho udinga wonke amandla awo agxile ekuphiliseni nasekulweni nokutheleleka.
Utshwala bungaphazamisa ikhono lomzimba wakho lokuzivikela ekulweni nokutheleleka futhi lungaqinisa eminye imiphumela emibi efana nesiyezi noma isicanucanu. Kungaphazamisa nokulala kwakho kanye nenqubo yokululama iyonke.
Njengoba kungenzeka ukuthi usesibhedlela noma endaweni yokunakekelwa kwezempilo ngenkathi uthola i-cefepime, utshwala ngokuvamile abutholakali nganoma iyiphi indlela. Gxila ekuhlaliseni amanzi kahle ngamanzi kanye nezinye iziphuzo ezinempilo ukuze usekele ukululama kwakho.
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