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I-Cefoxitin iyisibulala-magciwane esinamandla esinikezwa odokotela nge-IV (umugqa we-intravenous) ukulwa nezifo ezingamathambo ezinzima. Lo muthi ungoweqembu elibizwa ngokuthi ama-cephalosporins, ahlobene eduze ne-penicillin kodwa angabhekana nezinhlobo ezahlukene zamagciwane. Ngokuvamile uzothola i-cefoxitin endaweni yasesibhedlela lapho ochwepheshe bezempilo bengaqapha impendulo yakho futhi baqinisekise ukuthi uthola ukwelashwa okulungile kwesifo sakho esithile.
I-Cefoxitin iyi-antibiotic ye-cephalosporin yesizukulwane sesibili esisebenza ngokwehlisa izindonga zamaseli amagciwane. Cabanga ngayo njengesikhali esiqondiswe ngqo esihlasela izithiyo ezivikelayo ezidingwa amagciwane ukuze asinde futhi azale. Uma lezi zindonga zamaseli zilimazeka, amagciwane awakwazi ukugcina isakhiwo sawo futhi ekugcineni ayafa.
Le antibiotic ithathwa njengemaphakathi futhi isebenza kahle ezinhlotsheni ezithile zamagciwane abangela izifo esiswini sakho, e-pelvis, nakwezinye izindawo zangaphakathi. Ngokungafani namanye ama-antibiotics ongawathatha njengamaphilisi ekhaya, i-cefoxitin itholakala kuphela njengomjovo ngoba isebenza kahle uma ilethwa ngqo egazini lakho.
Odokotela banikeza i-cefoxitin ukwelapha izifo zamagciwane ezinzima ezidinga ukunakekelwa ezingeni lesibhedlela. Lo muthi ulungele ikakhulukazi ukulwa nezifo ezindaweni zomzimba wakho lapho amagciwane angase abe nzima ukufinyelela khona ngeminye imithi.
Nawa amakhondishini amakhulu i-cefoxitin esiza ukuwelapha, futhi ukuqonda lokhu kungakusiza ukuthi uzizwe uqiniseka kakhulu ngohlelo lwakho lokwelashwa:
Kwezinye izimo, odokotela bangase futhi basebenzise i-cefoxitin ukuvimbela izifo ngesikhathi sokuhlinzwa okuthile, ikakhulukazi izinqubo zesisu noma zokubeletha. Le ndlela yokuvimbela isiza ukuqinisekisa ukuthi noma yimaphi amagciwane akhona ngesikhathi sokuhlinzwa awanayo ithuba lokubangela izinkinga ngesikhathi sokululama kwakho.
I-Cefoxitin isebenza ngokugxila ezindongeni zamaseli amagciwane, ezibalulekile ekusindeni kwawo. Amagciwane adinga izindonga zamaseli eziqinile, eziphelele ukuze agcine ukuma kwawo futhi avikele izingxenye zawo zangaphakathi emvelweni owaqinisayo.
Lapho i-cefoxitin ingena ohlelweni lwakho, iphazamisa ikhono lamagciwane lokwakha nokugcina lezi zindonga ezivikelayo. Ngaphandle kwezindonga zamaseli ezisebenzayo, amagciwane aba sengozini futhi ekugcineni aqhekeke. Le nqubo ibizwa ngokuthi isenzo se-bactericidal, okusho ukuthi i-antibiotic empeleni ibulala amagciwane kunokumane imise ukukhula kwawo.
Amandla e-cefoxitin asekhonweni layo lokumelana nama-enzyme athile akhiqizwa amanye amagciwane ukuze azivikele kuma-antibiotics. Lokhu kuyenza isebenze ikakhulukazi kumagciwane angase amelane namanye ama-antibiotics amadala afana ne-penicillin.
I-Cefoxitin ngaso sonke isikhathi inikezwa ngomugqa we-IV ngabasebenzi bezempilo abaqeqeshiwe esibhedlela noma endaweni yezokwelapha. Ngeke kudingeke ukhathazeke ngokuthatha lo muthi ekhaya noma ukukhumbula imithamo ngokwakho.
Ithimba lakho lezempilo ngokuvamile lizokunika i-cefoxitin njalo ngamahora angu-6 kuya kwangu-8, kuye ngobukhulu bokutheleleka kwakho nokuthi umzimba wakho usabela kanjani emuthini. Umuthi ngokuvamile uhlanganiswa nesixazululo esingenazo izinto ezingcolile futhi ufakwe kancane emthanjeni wakho ngemizuzu engama-20 kuya kwengama-30.
Akudingeki ukuthi uthathe i-cefoxitin nokudla ngoba iya ngqo emsingeni wakho wegazi. Nokho, ukuhlala unamanzi kahle ngesikhathi sokwelashwa kungasiza izinso zakho ukuthi zisebenze umuthi ngempumelelo. Abahlengikazi bakho cishe bazokukhuthaza ukuthi uphuze uketshezi oluningi ngaphandle kwalapho udokotela wakho ekunikeze imikhawulo ethile.
Inqubo yokufaka umuthi ngokuvamile inethezekile, nakuba ungase uzwe ukupholisa okuncane engalweni yakho njengoba umuthi ungena emzimbeni wakho. Yazisa ithimba lakho lezempilo uma uzwa noma yiziphi izinzwa ezingavamile endaweni ye-IV.
Ubude bokwelashwa nge-cefoxitin buhlukahluka kuye ngokuthi ukutheleleka kwakho kunjani nokuthi usabela kanjani emuthini. Abantu abaningi bathola ukwelashwa izinsuku eziyi-5 kuya kweziyi-14, kodwa ezinye izifo zingase zidinge izifundo ezinde.
Udokotela wakho uzoqapha inqubekela phambili yakho ngokuhlolwa kwegazi, ukuthuthuka kwezimpawu, futhi ngezinye izikhathi izifundo zokucabanga ukuze anqume ukuthi uthole nini ukwelashwa okwanele. Kubalulekile ukuqeda inkambo ephelele ngisho noma uqala ukuzizwa ungcono, ngoba ukuyeka ngaphambi kwesikhathi kungavumela amagciwane ukuthi abuye futhi abe ngamelana nokwelashwa.
Ukuze kusetshenziswe ukuvimbela ngesikhathi sokuhlinzwa, ungase uthole umthamo owodwa noma emibili ngaphambi nangemva kwenqubo yakho. Ithimba lakho lokuhlinzwa lizosingatha lesi sikhathi, ngakho ngeke kudingeke ukuthi ulandelele wena.
Njengayo yonke imithi, i-cefoxitin ingabangela imiphumela emibi, nakuba abantu abaningi beyibekezelela kahle. Ukuqonda ukuthi yini ongayilindela kungakusiza ukuthi uzizwe ulungiseleleke kakhulu futhi wazi ukuthi ungalixwayisa nini ithimba lakho lezempilo.
Imiphumela emibi evame kakhulu ngokuvamile imnene futhi ingalawuleka ngosizo olufanele oluvela eqenjini lakho lezokwelapha:
Le miphumela ejwayelekile ngokuvamile iyazixazulula yodwa njengoba umzimba wakho ujwayela umuthi noma lapho ukwelashwa sekuqediwe.
Imiphumela emibi engathi sína ayivamile kodwa idinga ukunakekelwa kwezokwelapha ngokushesha, futhi ithimba lakho lezempilo liqeqeshwe ukuthi liqaphele lezi zimpawu:
Njengoba uthola i-cefoxitin endaweni yezokwelapha, ithimba lakho lezempilo lizokugada eduze nganoma yiziphi izindlela ezingathandeki. Unganqikazi ukuphakamisa uma uqaphela noma yini ezizwa ingavamile noma ingakhululekile.
I-Cefoxitin ayifanele wonke umuntu, futhi udokotela wakho uzobuyekeza ngokucophelela umlando wakho wezokwelapha ngaphambi kokuyinika. Okubaluleke kakhulu ukuthi ngabe unezinto ezithile ezikwenza ube nomzimba ongamukeli imithi ye-cephalosporin noma i-penicillin.
Akufanele uthole i-cefoxitin uma wazi ukuthi unokungezwani okukhulu nemithi elwa namagciwane ye-cephalosporin. Abantu abanezinto ezithile ezikwenza bangamukeli i-penicillin kungenzeka futhi badinga ukugwema i-cefoxitin, njengoba kungaba khona ukusabela phakathi kwemindeni yala ma-antibiotic.
Udokotela wakho uzosebenzisa ukuqapha okwengeziwe noma acabangele ezinye izindlela zokwelapha uma unezimo ezithile ezingase zibe nzima ekwelashweni kwakho:
Uma ukhulelwe noma uncelisa, udokotela wakho uzohlola izinzuzo ngokumelene nezingozi ezingaba khona. I-Cefoxitin ngokuvamile ithathwa njengephephile ngesikhathi sokukhulelwa lapho izinzuzo zidlula izingozi, kodwa lesi sinqumo kufanele senziwe njalo nomhlinzeki wakho wezempilo.
I-Cefoxitin iyatholakala ngaphansi kwamagama amaningi omkhiqizo, nakuba ungase futhi uthole inguqulo ejwayelekile. Igama elivamile lomkhiqizo yi-Mefoxin, okuyilona mkhiqizo wokuqala lapho le antibiotic yaqala ukuthuthukiswa.
Noma ngabe uthola igama lomkhiqizo noma inguqulo ejwayelekile ayithinti ukusebenza komuthi. Zombili ziqukethe isithako esifanayo esisebenzayo futhi zisebenza ngendlela efanayo emzimbeni wakho. Ikhemisi lesibhedlela sakho ngokuvamile lizogcina noma iyiphi inguqulo enikeza inani elingcono kakhulu ngenkathi igcina amazinga ekhwalithi.
Uma i-cefoxitin ingakulungele noma uma ukutheleleka kwakho kungasabeli kahle kuyo, udokotela wakho unezinye izindlela eziningi zama-antibiotics ezitholakalayo. Ukukhetha kuncike kumabhaktheriya athile abangela ukutheleleka kwakho kanye nesimo sakho sezempilo.
Ezinye izindlela ezingase zicatshangelwe udokotela wakho zihlanganisa ezinye izinhlobo ze-cephalosporins njenge-ceftriaxone noma i-cefazolin, noma amanye amakilasi e-antibiotic afana ne-fluoroquinolones noma i-carbapenems. Enye indlela ngayinye inamandla ayo futhi ikhethwa ngokusekelwe kulokho okuzosebenza kahle kakhulu ekuthelelekeni kwakho okuthile.
Ithimba lakho lezempilo lizokwenza lesi sinqumo ngokusekelwe emiphumeleni yamasiko (uma itholakala), umlando wakho wezokwelapha, nokuthi usabele kanjani ekwelashweni kwangaphambilini. Thembela ukuthi bakhetha inketho efanele kakhulu esimweni sakho.
I-Cefoxitin ne-ceftriaxone yomibili imithi elwa namagciwane ye-cephalosporin enhle kakhulu, kodwa yakhelwe ukulwa nezinhlobo ezahlukene zezifo. Akukho noyedwa ongcono kunomunye - bamane balungele izimo ezahlukene.
I-Cefoxitin iphumelela ekwelapheni izifo ezibangelwa amagciwane e-anaerobic (amagciwane angadingi umoya-mpilo ukuze asinde) futhi isebenza kahle kakhulu ezifweni zesisu nezomgogodla. Ngakolunye uhlangothi, i-Ceftriaxone ivame ukukhethwa ezifweni zokuphefumula, i-meningitis, kanye nezinye izifo ezithathelwana ngocansi.
Udokotela wakho ukhetha phakathi kwale mithi ngokusekelwe lapho isifo sakho sikhona khona, hlobo luni lwamagciwane olungenzeka ukuthi lubangela, kanye nezici zakho zempilo. Zombili ziphephile futhi ziyasebenza uma zisetshenziselwa izinjongo zazo ezihloswe ngazo.
I-Cefoxitin ingasetshenziswa kubantu abanezifo zezinso, kodwa udokotela wakho uzodinga ukulungisa umthamo ngokusekelwe ekutheni izinso zakho zisebenza kahle kangakanani. Njengoba izinso zakho zisiza ukukhipha i-cefoxitin emzimbeni wakho, ukuncipha komsebenzi wezinso kusho ukuthi umuthi uhlala esistemini yakho isikhathi eside.
Ithimba lakho lezempilo lizogada ukusebenza kwezinso zakho ngokusebenzisa ukuhlolwa kwegazi futhi lilungise ukwelashwa kwakho ngokufanele. Bangase bakunikeze imithamo emincane noma bayihlukanise kakhulu ukuze baqinisekise ukuthi umuthi awenzi ngamazinga ayingozi esistemini yakho.
Njengoba i-cefoxitin inikezwa ochwepheshe bezempilo endaweni elawulwayo, ukweqisa ngengozi akuvamile kakhulu. Ithimba lakho lezokwelapha libala ngokucophelela futhi liqaphe wonke umthamo owutholayo.
Uma kwenzeka ukweqisa umthamo, ithimba lakho lezempilo linganikeza ngokushesha ukunakekelwa okusekelayo, okungabandakanya uketshezi olwengeziwe ukusiza izinso zakho ukuthi zicubungule imithi ngokushesha. Ezimweni ezinzima, i-dialysis ingase isetshenziswe ukususa imithi eyengeziwe egazini lakho, kodwa lokhu akuvamile.
Ngeke kudingeke ukhathazeke ngokulahlekelwa imithamo ngoba ithimba lakho lezempilo liphatha isimiso sakho se-cefoxitin. Bazoqinisekisa ukuthi uthola umthamo ngamunye ngesikhathi esifanele futhi bazolungisa isikhathi uma kudingeka ngenxa yezinqubo noma okunye ukunakekelwa kwezokwelapha.
Uma kukhona ukubambezeleka emthomeni wakho ohleliwe ngenxa yezizathu zezokwelapha, ithimba lakho lizinqumela ukuthi linikeze umthamo ophuthelwe noma lilungise isimiso sakho sokwelashwa. Lesi sinqumo senziwa ngaso sonke isikhathi ngokuqaphela ukuphepha kwakho nokusebenza kahle kokwelashwa.
Udokotela wakho uzoquma ukuthi uyeka nini ukwelashwa kwakho nge-cefoxitin ngokusekelwe ezintweni eziningana, okuhlanganisa ukuthi usabela kanjani emuthini, imiphumela yakho yelabhorethri, nokuthi ngabe ukutheleleka kwakho kuqediwe yini. Ungayeki imithi ngokwakho, ngisho noma uzizwa ungcono ngokuphelele.
Ukuyeka ukwelashwa ngama-antibiotic ngaphambi kwesikhathi kungavumela amagciwane ukuthi abuye futhi abe ngamelana nokwelashwa okuzayo. Ithimba lakho lezempilo lizogada inqubekela phambili yakho futhi likwazise ukuthi kuphephile nini ukuqeda inkambo yakho yokwelashwa.
Ngenkathi i-cefoxitin ingenayo ukusebenzisana okuqondile notshwala njengeminye imithi ethile, ngokuvamile kungcono ukugwema utshwala ngesikhathi sokwelashwa kwakho. Uthola lo muthi ngenxa yokutheleleka okukhulu, futhi utshwala bungaphazamisa ikhono lomzimba wakho lokwelapha nokulwa namagciwane.
Ngaphezu kwalokho, uma ulele esibhedlela ngenxa yokutheleleka kwakho, ukugxila ekuphumuleni, ekudleni okunomsoco, nokuhlala unamanzi kuzokusiza ukuthi ululame ngokushesha. Ithimba lakho lokunakekelwa kwezempilo lingakunikeza isiqondiso esiqondile ngokusekelwe esimweni sakho somuntu ngamunye nobukhulu bokutheleleka kwakho.
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