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I-Levofloxacin intravenous iyisibulali-magciwane esinamandla esinikezwa odokotela ngomthambo wegazi ukwelapha izifo ezinzima ezibangelwa amagciwane. Lo muthi ungoweqembu elibizwa ngokuthi ama-fluoroquinolones, asebenza ngokuvimbela amagciwane ukuthi azikhiqize. Uma udinga ukwelashwa okusheshayo, okuphumelelayo kwezifo okungenzeka amaphilisi angakwazi ukukusingatha ngokushesha okwanele, ithimba lakho lezokwelapha lingase likhethe leli fomu le-IV ukuze lithole umuthi ngqo emsingeni wakho wegazi.
I-Levofloxacin iyisibulali-magciwane esibanzi esilwa nezinhlobo eziningi zamagciwane emzimbeni wakho wonke. Cabanga ngayo njengesikhali esiqondiswe ngqo esifuna amagciwane ayingozi futhi siwavimbele ukuthi azande. Ifomu le-intravenous linikeza umuthi ngqo emsingeni wakho wegazi, okusho ukuthi lingafinyelela izindawo ezinamagciwane ngokushesha nangempumelelo kunezithako zomlomo.
Lesi sibulali-magciwane sithathwa njengesenamandla kakhulu emhlabeni wezokwelapha. Udokotela wakho ngokuvamile uzogcina i-IV levofloxacin ezifweni eziphakathi nendawo kuya kwezinzima lapho ezinye izibulali-magciwane zingase zingasebenzi kahle. Isebenza ikakhulukazi ngokumelene namagciwane e-gram-positive kanye ne-gram-negative, okuyizigaba ezimbili ezinkulu zamagciwane ayingozi angabangela izifo.
Odokotela banikeza i-IV levofloxacin ukwelapha izifo ezinzima ezibangelwa amagciwane ezidinga ukwelashwa ngokushesha, okunamandla. Isizathu esivame kakhulu sokuthi ungase uthole lo muthi yi-pneumonia, ikakhulukazi i-pneumonia etholakala esibhedlela engase ibe yingozi empilweni. Ithimba lakho lezokwelapha lingase futhi lilisebenzisele izifo eziyinkimbinkimbi zesikhumba, izifo zomgudu womchamo ezisabalale ezinso zakho, noma izinhlobo ezithile zezifo zesisu.
Ngaphandle kokusetshenziswa okuvamile, i-levofloxacin ingelapha ezinye izimo ezinzima. Lokhu kufaka phakathi izifo eziyinkimbinkimbi zesikhumba sakho nezicubu ezithambile, izinhlobo ezithile zezifo zamathambo, kanye nezinye izinhlobo zokuchayeka ku-anthrax. Udokotela wakho angase futhi akubhalele ukuthi uvikeleke noma welashwe ngesifo somkhuhlane, nakuba lezi zimo zingavamile kakhulu.
Ezindaweni zasezibhedlela, ochwepheshe bezokwelapha bavame ukukhetha i-IV levofloxacin lapho iziguli zingakwazi ukuthatha imithi yomlomo noma lapho ukutheleleka kunzima kakhulu ukuthi kungelashwa ngamaphilisi kuphela. Ukulethwa okuqondile emgudwini wakho wegazi kuqinisekisa ukuthi amazinga okwelapha e-antibiotic afinyelela izicubu ezinomkhuhlane ngokushesha.
I-Levofloxacin isebenza ngokuhlasela amagciwane endaweni yawo ebuthakathaka kakhulu - ikhono lawo lokuzala. Umuthi uqondisa ama-enzyme akhethekile abizwa ngokuthi i-DNA gyrase ne-topoisomerase IV, okudingwa amagciwane ukuze akopishe izinto zawo zofuzo. Ngaphandle kokuthi la ma-enzyme asebenza kahle, amagciwane awakwazi ukwenza amakhophi amasha awo, futhi amagciwane akhona ekugcineni ayafa.
Lokhu kuthathwa njenge-antibiotic eqinile ngoba ingangena ezinhlotsheni eziningi ezahlukene zezicubu zomzimba ngempumelelo. Ngokungafani namanye ama-antibiotics asebenza kuphela ezingxenyeni ezithile zomzimba wakho, i-levofloxacin ingafinyelela emaphashini akho, izinso, isikhumba, nezinye izitho lapho ukutheleleka kungase kufihlwe khona. Lokhu kufinyelela okubanzi kwenza kube yigugu ikakhulukazi ekwelapheni izifo eziyinkimbinkimbi noma ezisakazekile.
Umuthi futhi unokutholakala okuhle kakhulu kwe-bioavailability, okusho ukuthi cishe konke kungena ohlelweni lwakho ukulwa nokutheleleka. Uma inikezwa nge-intravenously, idlula ngokuphelele uhlelo lwakho lokugaya ukudla, iqinisekisa ukuthi umthamo ogcwele ufika emgudwini wakho wegazi ukuze uqale ukusebenza ngokushesha.
Empeleni awuzithathi wena u-IV levofloxacin - ochwepheshe bezokwelapha abaqeqeshiwe bazokunika ngomthambo engalweni yakho noma esandleni sakho. Umuthi uza njengesixazululo esicacile esixutshwa ngosawoti noma olunye uketshezi lwe-IV oluhambisanayo. Ithimba lakho lezempilo lizolungisa umugqa we-IV futhi liqaphele ukuthi umuthi ungena ngokushesha kangakanani egazini lakho.
Ukufakwa ngokuvamile kuthatha imizuzu engaba ngu-60 kuya ku-90 ngomthamo ngamunye. Umnakekeli wakho uzokugada eduze ngalesi sikhathi ukuze abheke noma yiziphi izindlela zokuphendula. Cishe uzobe uhlezi esihlalweni esinethezekile noma ulele embhedeni ngesikhathi sokufakwa, futhi ngokuvamile ungafunda, ubuke i-TV, noma uphumule ngenkathi umuthi unikezwa.
Ithimba lakho lezokwelapha lizokwenza isinqumo ngesikhathi esiqondile kanye nemvamisa yemithamo yakho ngokusekelwe ekutheleleni kwakho okuthile kanye nempilo yonke. Abantu abaningi bathola i-levofloxacin kanye noma kabili ngosuku, kodwa udokotela wakho uzokwenza isimiso esifanele isimo sakho. Akudingeki ukhathazeke ngokuyithatha nokudla ngoba ingena ngqo egazini lakho.
Ubude bokwelashwa kwakho nge-levofloxacin busekelwe ngokuphelele ohlotsheni lokutheleleka olulwayo nokuthi usabela kahle kangakanani emuthini. Abantu abaningi bathola i-IV levofloxacin noma yikuphi kusuka ezinsukwini ezi-3 kuya kweziyi-14, nakuba ezinye izifo eziyinkimbinkimbi zingase zidinge izikhathi zokwelashwa ezinde. Udokotela wakho uzoqapha inqubekela phambili yakho futhi alungise ubude ngokuya ngokushesha ozithuthukisa ngayo.
Nge-pneumonia, ungase uthole umuthi izinsuku eziyi-7 kuya kweziyi-14, kuyilapho izifo zomgudu womchamo zivame ukudinga izinsuku ezi-3 kuya kwezi-5 zokwelashwa. Izifo ezingathi sína njengalezo ezithinta amathambo akho noma izifo zesisu eziyinkimbinkimbi zingase zidinge izifundo ezinde. Ithimba lakho lezempilo cishe lizokushintsha liye kuma-antibiotics omlomo uma usuzinzile ngokwanele futhi ukutheleleka kwakho kuphendula kahle.
Kubalulekile ukuqeda lonke uhlelo lokwelashwa, ngisho noma uqala ukuzizwa ungcono ngaphambi kokuba luqede. Ukuyeka ama-antibiotics ngaphambi kwesikhathi kungavumela amagciwane asindile ukuthi aphindaphindeke futhi, okungenzeka kuholele ekuthelelekeni okuqinile, okumelana kakhulu. Udokotela wakho uzokwazisa ukuthi kuphephile nini ukuyeka imithi.
Njengayo yonke imithi enamandla, i-levofloxacin ingabangela imiphumela emibi, nakuba abantu abaningi beyibekezelela kahle. Imiphumela emibi evame kakhulu ivamise ukuba mnene futhi ilawuleke. Ukuqonda ukuthi okulindelekile kungakusiza ukuthi uzizwe ulungiseleleke kakhulu futhi ungakhathazeki kakhulu ngemithi yakho.
Imiphumela emibi ejwayelekile abantu abaningi abayitholayo ihlanganisa:
Le miphumela ivamise ukuba yesikhashana futhi ithambekele ekuthuthukiseni njengoba umzimba wakho ujwayela imithi. Ithimba lakho lezempilo lingasiza ekuphatheni lezi zimpawu ngezinyathelo ezilula njengemithi elwa nokucasuka noma ukulungisa izinga lokufakwa.
Imiphumela emibi engathi sína ingenzeka, nakuba ingavamile. Lokhu kudinga ukunakekelwa kwezempilo ngokushesha futhi kufaka:
Ithimba lakho lezokwelapha lizokuqapha eduze ukuze lithole lezi zimphendulo ezingathi sína, ikakhulukazi ngesikhathi semithamo yakho yokuqala. Unganqikazi ukuveza uma uqaphela noma yiziphi izimpawu ezingajwayelekile - ukutholwa kwangaphambi kwesikhathi nokwelashwa kwemiphumela emibi kungavimbela izinkinga ezingathi sína.
Imiphumela emibi engavamile kodwa ebucayi ihlanganisa ukuqhekeka kwemisipha, ukulimala kwemizwa, kanye nokusabela okukhulu komzimba. Noma lezi zinkinga zingavamile, ochwepheshe bezempilo baqeqeshwe ukubheka izimpawu zokuqala zokuxwayisa futhi bazothatha isinyathelo ngokushesha uma kudingeka.
Abantu abathile akufanele bathole i-levofloxacin ngenxa yengozi eyengeziwe yezinkinga ezinzima. Uma wake waba nokusabela komzimba ku-levofloxacin noma amanye ama-antibiotic e-fluoroquinolone, udokotela wakho uzokhetha elinye ikhambi. Lokhu kufaka phakathi ukusabela ku-ciprofloxacin, moxifloxacin, noma ofloxacin.
Abantu abanezimo ezithile zezokwelapha badinga ukucatshangelwa okukhethekile ngaphambi kokuthola lo muthi. Udokotela wakho uzohlola ngokucophelela umlando wakho wezokwelapha, enaka ngokukhethekile noma yiziphi izinkinga zemisipha ezedlule, izinkinga zokushaya kwenhliziyo, noma isifo sezinso. Uma une-myasthenia gravis, isimo esibangela ubuthakathaka bemisipha, i-levofloxacin ingase yenze izimpawu zakho zibe zimbi nakakhulu.
Ubudala bungaba yisici ezinqumweni zokwelashwa. Abantu abadala bangase babe sengozini enkulu yezinkinga zemisipha kanye nezinguquko zokushaya kwenhliziyo ngenkathi bethatha i-levofloxacin. Kodwa-ke, lokhu akukukhanseli ngokuzenzakalelayo ekwelashweni - udokotela wakho uzohlola izinzuzo ngokumelene nezingozi zesimo sakho esithile.
Ukukhulelwa nokuncelisa ngamabele kudinga ukucatshangelwa okukhethekile futhi. I-Levofloxacin ingase ithinte izingane ezisakhula futhi ingase idlulele ebanjelweni. Ithimba lakho lezempilo lizosebenzisa lo muthi ngesikhathi sokukhulelwa kuphela uma izinzuzo zicacile ukwedlula izingozi ezingase zibe khona enganeni yakho.
I-Levofloxacin itholakala ngaphansi kwamagama amaningana e-brand, i-Levaquin iyona eyaziwa kakhulu. Ungase futhi uyibone ibhalwe njenge-Quixin uma isetshenziselwa izifo zamehlo, nakuba ifomu le-IV livame ukubizwa ngokuthi i-levofloxacin injection. Abakhiqizi abahlukene bangase bakhiqize izinguqulo ezivamile, kodwa zonke ziqukethe isithako esifanayo esisebenzayo.
Isibhedlela sakho noma umtholampilo kungase kusebenzise amabhrendi ahlukene kuye ngomthengisi wabo, kodwa umuthi uqobo lwawo uhlala unjalo. Noma ngabe uthola igama lomkhiqizo noma inguqulo ejwayelekile, uthola i-antibiotic enamandla efanayo enomphumela ofanayo nokuphepha.
Uma i-levofloxacin ingakulungele, ama-antibiotics amaningi ahlukile angelapha izifo ezifanayo. Udokotela wakho angase akhethe i-ceftriaxone, elinye ikilasi le-antibiotic elinikezwa ngemithambo futhi elisebenza kahle ezifweni eziningi zamagciwane. I-Azithromycin ingenye inketho, ikakhulukazi ezifweni zokuphefumula, yize isebenza ngendlela ehlukile kune-levofloxacin.
Ezifweni zomgudu womchamo, ezinye izindlela zingabandakanya i-ceftazidime noma i-piperacillin-tazobactam, kuye ngamagciwane athile abangela ukutheleleka kwakho. Ithimba lakho lezempilo lizocabangela izinto ezinjengohlobo lwamagciwane abambe iqhaza, umlando wakho wokungezwani nezinto ezithile, nanoma yimiphi eminye imithi oyithathayo lapho ukhetha enye indlela engcono kakhulu.
Ukukhethwa kwenye indlela kuncike kakhulu emiphumeleni yaselebhu ekhomba amagciwane athile abangela ukutheleleka kwakho. Amanye amagciwane amelana nama-antibiotics athile, ngakho udokotela wakho uzokhetha umuthi onamathuba amaningi okusebenza ngempumelelo ekuthelelekeni kwakho okuthile.
Kokubili i-levofloxacin ne-ciprofloxacin ama-antibiotics e-fluoroquinolone asebenzayo, kodwa anemihlukano ebalulekile. I-Levofloxacin ngokuvamile ithathwa njengenenkuthalo engcono ezinhlotsheni ezithile zamagciwane, ikakhulukazi lawo abangela umkhuhlane wamaphaphu nokutheleleka kwesikhumba okuthile. Futhi ivame ukuba nokuxhumana okuncane kwemithi kune-ciprofloxacin.
I-Ciprofloxacin isikhona isikhathi eside futhi ivame ukuba yinto yokuqala yokukhetha ekuthelekeni kwamathambo omchamo kanye nokutheleleka okuthile kwesisu. Kodwa-ke, i-levofloxacin ingase ikhethwe ekuthelekeni kokuphefumula ngoba ifinyelela emazingeni aphezulu ezicutshini zamaphaphu. Ukukhetha "okungcono" ngempela kuncike ekuthelekeni kwakho okuthile kanye nezimo zakho zezokwelapha.
Udokotela wakho uzocabangela izinto ezinjengamagciwane abangela ukutheleleka kwakho, umlando wakho wezokwelapha, kanye nanoma imiphi eminye imithi oyithathayo lapho unquma phakathi kwala ma-antibiotics amabili. Zombili ziyimithi enamandla enezinhlobo ezifanayo zemiphumela emibi, ngakho-ke isinqumo sivame ukwehla kulokho okungenzeka ukuthi kusebenza kahle ekuthelekeni kwakho okuthile.
I-Levofloxacin ingathinta amazinga kashukela egazini, ikakhulukazi kubantu abanesifo sikashukela. Umuthi ungase ubangele zombili izigameko zikashukela ophezulu nophansi, okungaba yingozi uma kungaqashwa ngokucophelela. Uma unesifo sikashukela, ithimba lakho lezempilo lizobheka amazinga kashukela egazini lakho eduze ngesikhathi sokwelashwa futhi lingase lidingeke ukuthi lilungise imithi yakho yesifo sikashukela okwesikhashana.
Abantu abaningi abanesifo sikashukela bangathola i-levofloxacin ngokuphepha uma iqashwe kahle. Ithimba lakho lezokwelapha cishe lizohlola ushukela wakho wegazi kaningi futhi lingase likucele ukuthi uqaphele eduze ekhaya uma uqhubeka nokwelashwa njengesiguli esingaphandle. Ungavumeli ukukhathazeka ngesifo sikashukela kukuvimbele ekutholeni ukwelashwa okudingekayo ngama-antibiotic - abahlinzeki bakho bezempilo bayazi ukuthi bangazisingatha kanjani zombili izimo ngokuphepha.
Njengoba i-levofloxacin IV inikezwa ochwepheshe bezempilo endaweni yezokwelapha, ngeke ngempela uphuthelwe imithamo ngomqondo ovamile. Ithimba lakho lezokwelapha lilandela isimiso esiqinile ukuqinisekisa ukuthi uthola umthamo ngamunye ngesikhathi esifanele. Uma kukhona ukubambezeleka emthamweni wakho ohleliwe ngenxa yezinqubo zezokwelapha noma eminye imisebenzi esibhedlela, umhlengikazi wakho uzolungisa isikhathi ngendlela efanele.
Uma ushintshela ku-levofloxacin yomlomo ngemva kokwelashwa nge-IV futhi uphuthelwa umthamo ekhaya, yithathe ngokushesha lapho ukhumbula. Nokho, uma sekuseduze nesikhathi somthamo wakho olandelayo, weqa umthamo ophuthelwe bese uqhubeka nesimiso sakho esivamile. Ungalokothi uthathe imithamo emibili ngesikhathi esisodwa ukuze ulungise umthamo ophuthelwe, njengoba lokhu kungandisa ingozi yakho yemiphumela emibi.
Uma uthola imiphumela emibi emnene efana nesicanucanu noma ikhanda elibuhlungu, yazisa ithimba lakho lezokwelapha ukuze likusize uzizwe ukhululekile. Bangase bakwazi ukunciphisa izinga lokufakwa noma bakunikeze imithi yokusiza ngesicanucanu. Le miphumela emibi evamile ivame ukuthuthuka njengoba umzimba wakho ujwayela imithi.
Ngemiphumela emibi engathi sína efana nohudo olukhulu, ubuhlungu bemisipha, noma izimpawu zokungezwani komzimba, yazisa ithimba lakho lezokwelapha ngokushesha. Endaweni yesibhedlela, usizo luhlala luseduze, futhi ithimba lakho lezokwelapha liqeqeshwe ukubona nokwelapha ukusabela kwemithi ngokushesha. Ungazami ukubhekana nemiphumela emibi engathi sína - ukungenelela ngokushesha kungavimbela izinkinga.
Kufanele uyeke kuphela ukuthatha i-levofloxacin lapho udokotela wakho enquma ukuthi ukutheleleka kwakho kuye kwelashwa ngokwanele. Lesi sinqumo sisekelwe ekuthuthukisweni kwakho komtholampilo, imiphumela yaselebhu, kanye nohlobo oluthile lokutheleleka obunalo. Ukuyeka ama-antibiotics ngaphambi kwesikhathi kungavumela amagciwane ukuthi aphinde azale, okungenzeka kuholele ekuthelelekeni okungathi sína noma okumelana nakho.
Iqembu lakho lezempilo lizobheka intuthuko yakho ngesikhathi sokwelashwa futhi lizokwazisa uma kuphephile ukuyeka imithi. Abanye abantu bangashintsha kusuka kuma-IV baya kuma-antibiotics omlomo ngaphambi kokuyeka ngokuphelele, kanti abanye bangase baqede inkambo yabo yonke ngomjovo. Thembela ekwahluleleni kweqembu lakho lezokwelapha mayelana nokuthi ukwelashwa kwakho kuqediwe nini.
I-Levofloxacin ingabangela isiyezi, ukukhathala, neminye imiphumela engase ithinte ikhono lakho lokushayela ngokuphepha. Uma uthola i-IV levofloxacin endaweni yasesibhedlela, cishe ngeke ushayela noma kunjalo. Kodwa-ke, uma uthola ukumnika ngaphandle kwesibhedlela, kufanele uhlele ukuthi omunye umuntu akuqhubele ekhaya ngemva kokwelashwa ngakunye.
Noma ngabe uzizwa kahle ngokushesha ngemva kokumnika, imiphumela emibi ingavela ngemva kwamahora ambalwa. Kuphephe kakhulu ukugwema ukushayela okungenani amahora ambalwa ngemva komthamo ngamunye, noma isikhathi eside uma uhlangabezana nanoma yisiphi isiyezi noma ezinye izimpawu ezingathinta isikhathi sakho sokusabela nokwahlulela. Ukuphepha kwakho nokuphepha kwabanye emgwaqeni kuhlala kuyinto eza kuqala.
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