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I-Loracarbef iyisibulala-magciwane esingesona esomndeni wemithi ebizwa ngokuthi ama-cephalosporins, alwa nezifo ezibangelwa amagciwane emzimbeni wakho. Cabanga ngayo njengeqhawe eliqondiwe elifuna futhi libhubhise amagciwane ayingozi akwenza ugule. Nakuba ingasatholakali kabanzi emazweni amaningi, ukuqonda ukuthi isebenza kanjani kungakusiza ukuthi wenze izinqumo ezinolwazi mayelana nokwelashwa ngama-antibiotic nodokotela wakho.
I-Loracarbef iyisibulala-magciwane esenziwe ngendlela yokwenziwa esenzelwe ukwelapha izifo ezihlukahlukene ezibangelwa amagciwane emzimbeni wakho wonke. Yilokho odokotela abakubiza ngokuthi i-antibiotic ye-cephalosporin yesizukulwane sesibili, okusho ukuthi iyingxenye yomndeni oqashelwe kahle wemithi elwa nezifo.
Lo muthi usebenza ngokuphazamisa indlela amagciwane akha ngayo izindonga zawo eziwakhuselayo. Uma amagciwane engakwazi ukugcina izindonga zawo zamaseli ngendlela efanele, aba buthakathaka futhi ekugcineni ayafa, okwenza amasosha akho omzimba akwazi ukususa lesi sifo ngempumelelo.
Kubalulekile ukwazi ukuthi i-loracarbef, njengazo zonke izibulala-magciwane, isebenza kuphela ezifweni ezibangelwa amagciwane. Ngeke isize ngezifo ezibangelwa amagciwane njengomkhuhlane ovamile noma umkhuhlane, yingakho udokotela wakho edinga ukuthola ukuthi hlobo luni lwalesi sifo onaso ngaphambi kokukuyalela.
I-Loracarbef yayinikezwa ikakhulukazi ukwelapha izifo ezibangelwa amagciwane ezingxenyeni ezihlukene zomzimba wakho. Udokotela wakho kungenzeka ukuthi wayecabanga ngayo ngezifo zomgudu wokuphefumula, izifo zesikhumba, noma izifo zomgudu womchamo ezibangelwa izinhlobo ezithile zamagciwane.
Lo muthi wawusiza ikakhulukazi ekwelapheni izifo ezingaphenduli kahle kuma-antibiotic alula. Lokhu kungabandakanya amacala aqinile e-bronchitis, i-pneumonia, noma izifo zesikhumba nezicubu ezithambile lapho amagciwane aye athuthukisa khona ukumelana nokwelashwa kokuqala.
Noma kunjalo, kufanelekile ukuqaphela ukuthi i-loracarbef ishiywe kakhulu ezimakethe eziningi ngenxa yokutholakala kwama-antibiotics amasha, asebenza kahle kakhulu. Udokotela wakho cishe uzoncoma imithi enye etholakalayo njengamanje futhi efaneleka kangcono ekutheleleni kwakho okuthile.
I-Loracarbef isebenza ngokugxila enqubweni ebalulekile edingwa amagciwane ukuze asinde futhi azale. Ivimba ama-enzyme asetshenziswa amagciwane ukwakha nokugcina izindonga zawo zamaseli, ezinjengezihlangu ezivikelayo ezizungeze iseli ngalinye lamagciwane.
Lapho lezi zindonga zamaseli zilimazeka noma zingakwazi ukulungiswa kahle, amagciwane aba sengozini futhi ekugcineni aqhume ngenxa yengcindezi yangaphakathi. Le nqubo ibizwa ngokuthi isenzo se-bactericidal, okusho ukuthi umuthi empeleni ubulala amagciwane kunokumane umise ukukhula kwawo.
Njenge-cephalosporin yesizukulwane sesibili, i-loracarbef yayibhekwa njengeqinile ngokulinganisela futhi isebenza kahle ngokumelene nohlu olubanzi lwamagciwane uma kuqhathaniswa nama-antibiotics esizukulwane sokuqala. Yayingakwazi ukubhekana namagciwane e-gram-positive kanye ne-gram-negative, okuyinika ukuguquguquka ekwelapheni izinhlobo ezahlukene zokutheleleka.
Uma ubhalelwe i-loracarbef, ngokuvamile ubuyithatha ngomlomo ngenkomishi yamanzi egcwele. Umuthi wawuvame ukuthathwa esiswini esingenalutho, cishe ihora elilodwa ngaphambi kokudla noma amahora amabili ngemva kokudla, ukuze usize umzimba wakho ukuthi uwumunce ngempumelelo.
Ukuwuthatha nokudla kunganciphisa ukuthi umzimba wakho umunca kangakanani umuthi, okungenzeka ukuthi kuwenze ungasebenzi kahle ekutheleleni kwakho. Kodwa-ke, uma umuthi ukhathaza isisu sakho kakhulu, udokotela wakho kungenzeka ukuthi wayekuvumele ukuthi uwuthathe ngemali encane yokudla.
Into ebaluleke kakhulu nganoma iyiphi i-antibiotic ukuyithatha ngendlela eqondile njengoba kunqunyiwe, ngisho noma uqala ukuzizwa ungcono ngaphambi kokuqeda wonke amaphilisi. Ukuyeka ngaphambi kwesikhathi kungavumela amagciwane ukuthi asinde futhi kungenzeka ukuthi akhe ukumelana nomuthi.
Ubude bokwelashwa nge-loracarbef buvame ukusuka ezinsukwini eziyi-7 kuya kweziyi-14, kuye ngohlobo nobukhulu bokutheleleka kwakho. Udokotela wakho uzonquma ubude obuqondile bokwelashwa ngokusekelwe ezintweni ezinjengendawo lapho ukutheleleka kutholakala khona nokuthi umzimba wakho usabela kanjani emuthini.
Ezintweni eziningi zokutheleleka ngamaphaphu, ukwelashwa ngokuvamile kwakuthatha cishe izinsuku eziyi-10. Ukutheleleka kwesikhumba nezicubu ezithambile kungase kudingeke ukwelashwa izinsuku eziyi-7 kuya kweziyi-10, kuyilapho ukutheleleka okungathi sína kungadinga inkambo ephelele yezinsuku eziyi-14.
Kubalulekile ukuqeda inkambo yonke ebekiwe, ngisho noma izimpawu zakho zithuthuka ezinsukwini zokuqala. Amagciwane angacasha emzimbeni wakho futhi avele futhi aqine uma unganiki i-antibiotic isikhathi esanele sokuwaqeda ngokuphelele.
Njengama-antibiotics amaningi, i-loracarbef ingabangela imiphumela emibi, nakuba kungewona wonke umuntu oyitholayo. Imiphumela emibi evame kakhulu yayivame ukuba mnene futhi ithinta uhlelo lwakho lokugaya ukudla, ngoba ama-antibiotics angaphazamisa ukulinganisela kwamagciwane amahle emathunjini akho.
Nansi imiphumela emibi ongase uyithole, iqala ngaleyo evame kakhulu:
Iningi lale miphumela emibi yesikhashana futhi ithuthuka njengoba umzimba wakho ujwayela umuthi noma ngemva kokuqeda inkambo.
Imiphumela emibi engathi sína yayingavamile kodwa idinga ukunakekelwa kwezokwelapha ngokushesha. Lokhu kungabandakanya ukusabela okungathi sína komzimba, ukuqunjelwa okuqhubekayo okungase kubonise ukutheleleka emathunjini okuyingozi, noma ukuphuma kwegazi okungavamile nokulimala.
Uma uthola izimpawu zokusabela komzimba njengokuqubuka, ukuluma, ukuvuvukala, isiyezi esikhulu, noma ubunzima bokuphefumula, uzodinga ukunakekelwa kwezokwelapha eziphuthumayo ngokushesha.
Abantu abathile kufanele bagweme i-loracarbef noma bayisebenzise ngokuqapha okukhulu ngaphansi kokugadwa kwezokwelapha okuseduze. Okubaluleke kakhulu ukuthi ngabe unokungezwani komzimba okwaziwayo kuma-antibiotics e-cephalosporin noma imithi esekelwe ku-penicillin.
Uma unokungezwani komzimba ne-penicillin, kukhona ithuba lokuthi ungase futhi usabele ku-loracarbef ngoba le mikhaya ye-antibiotic yabelana ngezinto ezifanayo zesakhiwo. Udokotela wakho uzodinga ukukala izingozi nezinzuzo ngokucophelela ngaphambi kokuyincoma.
Abantu abanezinkinga ezinzima zezinso bazodinga ukulungiswa kwemithamo noma bangase bangabi ngabazongenela i-loracarbef, ngoba umuthi ususwa ikakhulukazi ngezinso. Udokotela wakho uzogada ukusebenza kwezinso zakho ngokucophelela uma unezinkinga zempilo ezihlobene nezinso.
Abesifazane abakhulelwe nabancelisayo bazodinga ukucatshangelwa okukhethekile, njengoba ukuphepha kwe-loracarbef ngesikhathi sokukhulelwa nokuncelisa kwakungakazinziswa ngokugcwele ngesikhathi itholakala.
I-Loracarbef yathengiswa ngaphansi kwegama lomkhiqizo elithi Lorabid e-United States nakwamanye amazwe. Leli kwakuyigama lomkhiqizo elaziwa kakhulu ngale antibiotic ethile ngesikhathi itholakala.
Nokho, kubalulekile ukuqaphela ukuthi i-loracarbef iyekisiwe ezimakethe eziningi, okuhlanganisa i-United States, kusukela ekuqaleni kweminyaka yama-2000. Umkhiqizi wayeka ukuyikhiqiza, cishe ngenxa yokutholakala kwama-antibiotics amasha, asebenza kahle kakhulu.
Uma ufuna izinketho zamanje ze-antibiotic, udokotela wakho uzoncoma ezinye izindlela ezitholakalayo njengamanje futhi ezingase zifaneleke kakhulu ngesifo sakho esithile.
Njengoba i-loracarbef ingasatholakali, udokotela wakho unezinye izindlela eziningi eziphumelelayo ongakhetha kuzo. Lawa ma-antibiotics amasha avame ukuhlinzeka ngokuqina okungcono ngokumelene namagciwane amelana nawo futhi angase abe nemiphumela emincane.
Ama-cephalosporin esizukulwane sesibili samanje asebenza ngezinhloso ezifanayo afaka i-cefuroxime (Ceftin) kanye ne-cefprozil (Cefzil). Le mithi isebenza ngendlela efana kakhulu ne-loracarbef kodwa iyatholakala kalula futhi ifundwe kahle.
Ezifweni zomgudu wokuphefumula, udokotela wakho angase futhi acabangele i-amoxicillin-clavulanate (Augmentin), i-azithromycin (Zithromax), noma ezinye izibulala-magciwane kuye ngamagciwane athile abangela ukutheleleka kwakho kanye nomlando wakho wezokwelapha.
Ukukhetha okunye kuncike ezintweni ezinjengendawo yokutheleleka kwakho, amaphethini okumelana namagciwane endawo, izinto ozwelayo kuzo, neminye imithi ongase uyithathe.
Ukuqhathanisa i-loracarbef nezinye izibulala-magciwane akulula ngoba ukusebenza kahle kuncike ezintweni eziningi ezithile esimweni sakho. Ngesikhathi itholakala, i-loracarbef yayinezinto ezithile ezinhle, njengokumuncwa okuhle uma kuthathwa ngomlomo nokusebenza kahle ngokumelene nebanga elibanzi lamagciwane.
Nokho, izibulala-magciwane ezintsha ezitholakala namuhla zivame ukuhlinzeka ngokuqina okungcono ngokumelene namagciwane amelana nawo avelile kusukela i-loracarbef yayekwa. Ezinye izindlela zanamuhla zingase futhi zibe nezimiso zokulinganisa ezilula noma imiphumela emibi embalwa.
Isibulala-magciwane esingcono kakhulu kuwe ngaso sonke isikhathi yilowo ophatha ngempumelelo ukutheleleka kwakho okuthile ngenkathi kubangela imiphumela emibi embalwa. Udokotela wakho ucabangela izinto ezinjengohlobo lwamagciwane abangela ukutheleleka kwakho, umlando wakho wezokwelapha, kanye nocwaningo lwamanje lapho enza lesi sinqumo.
I-Loracarbef idinga ukulungiswa kwemithamo ngokucophelela kubantu abanezinkinga zezinso ngesikhathi itholakala. Njengoba izinso zakho zinesibopho sokuhlunga imithi emzimbeni wakho, ukuncipha komsebenzi wezinso kungaholela ekwakhekeni kwemithi kanye nokwanda kwemiphumela emibi.
Udktela wakho wayezodinga ukubala umthamo ophansi ngokusekelwe ezivivinyweni zomsebenzi wezinso zakho futhi akuqaphele eduze ngesikhathi sokwelashwa. Ezimweni zesifo sezinso esibi, ama-antibiotics ahlukile kungenzeka ukuthi ayeyizinqumo eziphephe kakhulu.
Uma ngengozi uthathe i-loracarbef eningi kunaleyo ebekiwe, kufanele uthinte udokotela wakho noma isikhungo sokulawula ubuthi ngokushesha. Ukuthatha ama-antibiotic amaningi kungakhuphula ingozi yakho yemiphumela emibi engathi sína, ikakhulukazi ethinta uhlelo lwakho lokugaya ukudla nezinso.
Izimpawu zokweqisa zingabandakanya isicanucanu esibi, ukuhlanza, isifo sohudo, noma ubuhlungu besisu. Ezimweni ezinzima, ungase udinge ukuqapha kwezokwelapha noma ukwelashwa ukuze usize umzimba wakho ukuthi usebenzise imithi eningi ngokuphepha.
Uma uphuthelwe umthamo we-loracarbef, kufanele uwuthathe ngokushesha lapho ukhumbula, ngaphandle uma sekuseduze isikhathi somthamo wakho olandelayo ohleliwe. Kuleso simo, weqa umthamo ophuthelwe bese uqhubeka neshejuli yakho ejwayelekile.
Ungalokothi uthathe imithamo emibili ngesikhathi esisodwa ukuze ulungise umthamo ophuthelwe, ngoba lokhu kungakhuphula ingozi yakho yemiphumela emibi. Uma uvame ukukhohlwa imithamo, ukusetha izikhumbuzi zocingo noma ukuthatha imithi yakho ngesikhathi esifanayo nsuku zonke kungasiza ukugcina amazinga aqhubekayo emzimbeni wakho.
Kufanele uyeke kuphela ukuthatha i-loracarbef uma usuqedile inkambo yonke ebekiwe, ngisho noma uzizwa ungcono ngokuphelele. Ukuyeka ama-antibiotics ngaphambi kwesikhathi kungenye yezindlela eziyinhloko amagciwane athuthukisa ngayo ukumelana nemithi.
Uma uhlangabezana nemiphumela emibi engathi sína noma ukusabela komzimba ngokushesha, thintana nodokotela wakho ngokushesha ukuze uthole isiqondiso kunokuyeka wedwa. Udokotela wakho angase adinge ukukushintshela kwenye i-antibiotic noma anikeze ukwelashwa okwengeziwe.
Noma i-loracarbef ngokwayo ingenayo ukusebenzisana okuyingozi notshwala njengamanye ama-antibiotics, ukuphuza utshwala ngenkathi ulwa nokutheleleka akulungile ekululameni kwakho. Utshwala bungaphazamisa ikhono lomzimba lakho lokulwa nokutheleleka ngempumelelo.
Ngaphezu kwalokho, kokubili utshwala nama-antibiotics kungadala ukuphazamiseka kwesisu, ngakho ukukuhlanganisa kungakhuphula ingozi yakho yokucasuka, ukuhlanza, noma isifo sohudo. Ngokuvamile kungcono ukugwema utshwala ngenkathi uthatha noma iyiphi i-antibiotic futhi ugxile ekuphumuleni nasekutholeni amanzi ukuze ululame kahle.
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