Created at:1/13/2025
I-Raxibacumab iyisidakamizwa esikhethekile esenziwe ngama-antibody esenzelwe ukwelapha ubuthi be-anthrax lapho amagciwane esengene egazini lakho. Lokhu kwelashwa okusindisa impilo kusebenza ngokuvimba ubuthi obuyingozi obukhiqizwa amagciwane e-anthrax, okunikeza amasosha akho omzimba ithuba lokululama.
Ngeke ukwazi ukuhlangana naleli khambi ekunakekelweni kwezokwelapha okuvamile. I-Raxibacumab igcinelwe izimo eziphuthumayo ezihilela ubushokobezi be-bioterrorism noma ukuchayeka ngengozi kuma-anthrax spores, okwenza kube ngelinye lamakhambi akhethekile emithini yesimanje.
I-Raxibacumab iyi-monoclonal antibody eqondise ngqo i-anthrax toxin. Cabanga ngayo njengomqaphi oqeqeshwe kakhulu oqaphela futhi anqamule usongo olulodwa oluthile emzimbeni wakho.
Leli khambi lingelakilasi lezidakamizwa ezibizwa ngokuthi ama-immunoglobulins, okuyizinhlobo ezenziwe ebhokisini zama-antibody amasosha akho omzimba avame ukuwakhiqiza. Umehluko ukuthi i-raxibacumab yakhelwe ukuthi iqonde ngendlela emangalisayo, iqondise kuphela ingxenye ye-antigen evikelayo ye-anthrax toxin.
Ngokungafani nama-antibiotics abulala amagciwane ngokuqondile, i-raxibacumab isebenza ngokubopha ubuthi amagciwane asevele ewakhile. Lokhu kuvimbela ubuthi ekulimaleni amaseli akho ngenkathi ezinye izindlela zokwelapha zisebenza ukuqeda ukutheleleka ngokwako.
I-Raxibacumab iphatha i-inhalational anthrax, eyenzeka lapho uphefumula ama-anthrax spores. Lolu wuhlobo oluyingozi kakhulu lokutheleleka nge-anthrax futhi lungabulala ngaphandle kokwelashwa ngokushesha.
Leli khambi likhonjiswe ngokuqondile ezimweni lapho amagciwane e-anthrax eseqalile ukukhiqiza ubuthi egazini lakho. Kulesi sigaba, ama-antibiotics kuphela angase anganele ngoba ubuthi bamagciwane buqhubeka nokubangela umonakalo ngisho nangemva kokuba amagciwane ebulawa.
Abahlinzeki bezempilo basebenzisa i-raxibacumab njengesinyathelo sokuvimbela uma uke wavezwa kuma-anthrax spores kodwa ungakabi nazo izimpawu. Lokhu kusetshenziswa njengokuvimbela kusiza ukuvikela ngesikhathi esibucayi lapho ama-spores angase ahlume emaphashini akho.
Ezimweni ezingavamile kakhulu, odokotela bangase bacabange ukusebenzisa i-raxibacumab ku-cutaneous anthrax (ukutheleleka kwesikhumba) uma ukutheleleka kubonisa izimpawu zokusabalala egazini lakho noma uma unesimiso somzimba esingavikelekile.
I-Raxibacumab ithathwa njengomuthi onamandla kakhulu futhi oqondiswe ngqo osebenza ngendlela ehlukile kuma-antibiotics endabuko. Ibopha ngqo ku-anthrax protective antigen, ivimbela ukwakheka kwama-complexes anobuthi alimaza amaseli akho.
Lapho amagciwane e-anthrax ekhipha ubuthi bawo, lobu buthi buvame ukunamathisela emaseleni akho futhi bujove amaprotheni ayingozi ngaphakathi. I-Raxibacumab isebenza njengesihluthulelo se-molecular, ibopha engxenyeni ye-protective antigen futhi ivimbele lokhu kuhlasela kwamaselula ukuthi kungenzeki.
Umuthi awabulali amagciwane ngqo, yingakho uhlala usetshenziswa kanye nama-antibiotics. Esikhundleni salokho, uqeda ubuthi ngenkathi ama-antibiotics eqeda ukutheleleka kwamagciwane, okudala isu lokuzivikela elinamacala amabili.
Le ndlela ibaluleke kakhulu ngoba ubuthi be-anthrax bungaqhubeka nokubangela umonakalo ngisho nangemva kokuthi amagciwane efile. Ngokuqeda lawa buthi, i-raxibacumab isiza ukuvimbela ukuchitheka komonakalo wamaselula okwenza i-anthrax ibe yingozi kakhulu.
I-Raxibacumab inikezwa kuphela njenge-intravenous infusion esibhedlela noma endaweni ekhethekile yezokwelapha. Awukwazi ukuthatha lo muthi ekhaya, futhi idinga ukuqashwa ngokucophelela ochwepheshe bezempilo.
Umuthi unikezwa ngomthambo cishe amahora angu-2 nemizuzu engu-15. Ithimba lakho lezempilo lizokuqapha eduze ngesikhathi nangemva kokufakwa ukuze uthole noma yiziphi izindlela ezingezinhle.
Akudingeki ukuthi uzile ngaphambi kokuthola i-raxibacumab, futhi akukho imikhawulo ethile yokudla. Kodwa-ke, ithimba lakho lezokwelapha lizoqinisekisa ukuthi unamanzi kahle futhi uzizwa ukhululekile ngaphambi kokuqala ukumnika.
Isikhathi sokunikezwa sibalulekile. Uma uthola i-raxibacumab ngenxa yokutheleleka nge-anthrax esebenzayo, ukwelashwa kufanele kuqale ngokushesha ngangokunokwenzeka ngemuva kokuxilongwa. Ukuvimbela ngemuva kokuchayeka, umuthi uvame ukunikezwa ezinsukwini ezimbalwa zokuqala ngemuva kokusolwa ukuchayeka.
I-Raxibacumab ivame ukunikezwa njengomthamo owodwa, nakuba kwezinye izimo udokotela wakho angase ancome imithamo eyengeziwe. Isinqumo sincike ekuqineni kokuchayeka kwakho kanye nokuphendula kwakho ngakunye ekwelashweni.
Ngenxa yokutheleleka nge-anthrax esebenzayo, umthamo owodwa ngokuvamile wanele ukungathathi hlangothi ubuthi obujikelezayo. Kodwa-ke, uma une-anthrax eqinile yesistimu noma uma amazinga obuthi esele ephakeme, ithimba lakho lezokwelapha lingase licabange ngomthamo wesibili.
Uma isetshenziselwa ukuvimbela ngemuva kokuchayeka, umthamo owodwa ngokuvamile unikeza ukuvikelwa ngenkathi amasosha akho omzimba ethuthukisa ama-antibody awo. Imiphumela yomuthi ingahlala amasonto amaningana, inike umzimba wakho isikhathi sokuthi uqale impendulo yemvelo yomzimba.
Ithimba lakho lezempilo lizoqhubeka likuqapha amasonto ngemuva kokuthola i-raxibacumab ukuze liqinisekise ukuthi ukwelashwa kusebenza ngempumelelo futhi libheke noma yimaphi imiphumela emibi elibazisekile.
Abantu abaningi bayayibekezelela kahle i-raxibacumab, kodwa njengayo yonke imithi, ingabangela imiphumela emibi. Izindlela ezivamile kakhulu ngokuvamile zithambile futhi zilawuleka ngokunakekelwa okusekelayo.
Nansi imiphumela emibi ongase uyithole, kusukela kokuvamile kakhulu kuya kokungavamile:
Le miphumela emibi evamile ivame ukuba yesikhashana futhi ayidingi ukwelashwa okuthile ngaphandle kokuphumula nezinyathelo zokunethezeka.
Imiphumela emibi engathi sína kodwa engavamile ingenzeka, futhi ithimba lakho lezokwelapha lizokuqapha ngokucophelela ngalezi:
Ithimba lezokwelapha eliqhuba ukwelashwa kwakho liqeqeshwe ukubona nokuphatha lezi zimo ngokushesha, yingakho i-raxibacumab inikezwa kuphela ezindaweni eziqeqeshiwe zokunakekelwa kwezempilo.
Bambalwa kakhulu abantu abangakwazi ukuthola i-raxibacumab lapho bebhekene nokuchayeka ku-anthrax, njengoba ukutheleleka ngokwako kubeka ingozi enkulu kunemithi. Kodwa-ke, izimo ezithile zidinga ukucatshangelwa okukhethekile nokuqapha.
Ithimba lakho lezempilo lizohlola ngokucophelela izingozi nezinzuzo uma unezinye zalezi zimo:
Noma ngabe zikhona lezi zimo, odokotela bavame ukuqhubeka nokwelashwa nge-raxibacumab ngoba i-anthrax engelashwanga ivame ukuba yingozi kakhulu kunezingozi zemithi. Ithimba lakho lezokwelapha lizolungisa ukuqapha nokunakekelwa okusekelayo ngokuya ngesimo sakho somuntu ngamunye.
I-Raxibacumab ithengiswa ngaphansi kwegama lomkhiqizo elithi Raxibacumab for Injection. Ngokungafani nemithi eminingi, lo muthi awunawo amagama amaningi omkhiqizo ngoba ukhiqizwa yinkampani eyodwa ukuze usetshenziswe ezimeni eziphuthumayo.
Umuthi unikezwa njengempushana engeyona inzalo okumele yenziwe kabusha futhi ihlanjululwe ngaphambi kokuphathwa. Lokhu kuqinisekisa ukuzinza namandla lapho imithi idingeka ekwelashweni okuphuthumayo.
Njengoba i-raxibacumab iyingxenye ye-Strategic National Stockpile e-United States, itholakala ikakhulukazi ngezinhlangano zikahulumeni zezempilo ngesikhathi sezimo eziphuthumayo zempilo yomphakathi kunokuba ngemigudu ejwayelekile yamakhemisi.
Zimbalwa kakhulu ezinye izindlela ze-raxibacumab zokwelapha ukuchayeka ku-anthrax toxin, yingakho lo muthi ubaluleke kangaka ekulungiseleleni izimo eziphuthumayo. Kodwa-ke, ezinye izindlela zingasetshenziswa kanye noma esikhundleni se-raxibacumab ezimweni ezithile.
Ukwelashwa okuyinhloko okuhlukile kufaka:
Ukukhetha phakathi kwalezi zinketho kuncike ekutholakaleni, isikhathi sokwelashwa, nesimo sakho sezempilo. Ezimweni eziningi, i-raxibacumab ithandwa uma itholakala ngenxa yendlela yayo ethile yokusebenza ngokumelene nobuthi be-anthrax.
I-Raxibacumab ne-Anthrax Immune Globulin (AIG) zombili ziyindlela yokwelapha ephumelelayo yokuchayeka ku-anthrax, kodwa zisebenza ngezindlela ezihlukene. Ukuqhathanisa ngqo kunzima ngoba zivame ukusetshenziswa ezimweni ezihlukene.
I-Raxibacumab inikeza izinzuzo eziningi ngaphezu kwe-AIG. Kuyimithi eyakhiwe ngokunembile eqondiswe ngqo ebuthini be-anthrax, okungenzeka ukuthi inikeza amandla aqhubekayo nemiphumela emincane engemihle kune-AIG, evela kubanikeli babantu.
I-AIG, nokho, isetshenziswe ngempumelelo emacaleni angempela e-anthrax futhi inikeza uhla olubanzi lwama-antibody. Ezinye izazi zezokwelapha zikhetha i-AIG uma itholakala ngoba imele impendulo yomzimba wabantu abaye bagonyelwa ngempumelelo i-anthrax.
Ekwenzeni, ukukhetha kuvame ukuncika kulokho okutholakala ngesikhathi sokwelashwa. Zombili izidakamizwa zingasindisa impilo, futhi ukuthola noma iyiphi ngokushesha kubaluleke kakhulu kunokulinda inketho ethile.
IRaxibacumab inganikezwa abesifazane abakhulelwe lapho izinzuzo zidlula izingozi, okuyinto ejwayelekile uma umuntu ethintwe yi-anthrax. Ucwaningo olwenziwe ezilwaneni alukaze lubonise imiphumela eyingozi ezinganeni ezisakhula, kodwa imininingwane yokukhulelwa kwabantu ilinganiselwe.
Uma ukhulelwe futhi wathintwa yi-anthrax, ithimba lakho lezokwelapha lizocabangela ngokucophelela isikhathi sokukhulelwa kwakho nobukhulu bokuthintwa. I-anthrax engelashwa ibeka ingozi enkulu kuwe nakubantwana bakho, ngokuvamile okwenza ukwelashwa nge-raxibacumab kube yindlela ephephe kakhulu.
Odokotela bakho bazohlinzeka ngokuqapha okwengeziwe ngesikhathi nangemva kokwelashwa ukuze baqinisekise ukuthi wena nomntwana wakho nihlala ninempilo. Bangase futhi bahlele nabachwepheshe bezokubeletha ukuze bathuthukise ukunakekelwa kwakho.
Ukweqisa ngengozi nge-raxibacumab akunakwenzeka ngoba umuthi unikezwa kuphela ezindaweni zezokwelapha ezilawulwayo ochwepheshe abaqeqeshiwe. Ukulinganisa kucatshangelwa ngokucophelela ngokuya ngesisindo sakho futhi kunikezwa kancane kancane ngaphezu kwamahora amabili.
Uma ngandlela thize uthole ngaphezu komthamo obekelwe, ithimba lakho lezokwelapha lingathuthukisa ukuqapha imiphumela emibi futhi linikeze ukunakekelwa okusekelayo njengoba kudingeka. Akukho umuthi oqondile we-raxibacumab, kodwa imiphumela eminingi yokweqisa ingalawulwa ngokunakekelwa okujwayelekile kwezokwelapha.
Ukwakheka komuthi kuwenza uphephe ngisho nasemithini ephezulu, nakuba ukuqapha okwengeziwe kwezimpawu zokungezwani komzimba neminye imiphumela emibi kungase kufanele.
Ukuphuthelwa umthamo we-raxibacumab ngokuvamile akuyona into ekhathazayo ngoba ngokuvamile inikezwa njengokwelashwa okukodwa esimweni esiphuthumayo. Uma kufanele uthole umthamo wesibili njengengxenye yohlelo lwakho lokwelashwa, xhumana nethimba lakho lezokwelapha ngokushesha.
Isikhathi sokwelashwa kwe-anthrax sibalulekile, ngakho noma yikuphi ukubambezeleka kufanele kuxoxwe nodokotela wakho ngokushesha. Banganquma ukuthi usadinga yini umuthi noma ngabe uhlelo lwakho lokwelashwa kufanele lulungiswe.
Ungazami ukulungisa umthamo ongawutholanga wedwa. I-Raxibacumab idinga ukugadwa kwezokwelapha okuchwepheshile futhi inganikezwa kuphela ezikhungweni zokunakekelwa kwezempilo ezifanele.
Awuvamile "ukuyeka" ukuthatha i-raxibacumab ngoba ivamise ukunikezwa njengomthamo owodwa noma inkambo emfushane yokwelashwa. Umuthi uqhubeka usebenza emzimbeni wakho amasonto amaningana ngemuva kokuphathwa.
Ithimba lakho lezokwelapha lizokuqapha amasonto ngemuva kokuthola i-raxibacumab ukuqinisekisa ukuthi ukwelashwa kuyasebenza nokubheka noma yimiphi imiphumela elibazisekile. Cishe uzoba nokuqokwa okulandelayo nokuhlolwa kwelabhorethri ukulandelela ukululama kwakho.
Uma uthole i-raxibacumab ye-post-exposure prophylaxis, ungase udinge ukuqhubeka nokuthatha ama-antibiotics amasonto amaningana ngisho nangemuva kokuthi ukwelashwa nge-raxibacumab kuqediwe. Odokotela bakho bazohlinzeka ngemiyalelo ecacile mayelana nazo zonke izici zokunakekelwa kwakho okuqhubekayo.
Ngokuvamile ungafaka imithi yokugoma eminingi ngemuva kokwelashwa nge-raxibacumab, kodwa isikhathi nohlobo lomuthi wokugoma kubalulekile. Ithimba lakho lezokwelapha lizokweluleka ngohlelo olungcono kakhulu lokugoma olususelwe esimweni sakho.
Imithi yokugoma ephilayo ingase idinge ukulibaziseka amasonto amaningana ngemuva kokwelashwa nge-raxibacumab ngoba umuthi ungaphazamisa ukusabela komzimba wakho kule mithi yokugoma. Imithi yokugoma engasebenzi ngokuvamile iphephile ukuyithola ngokushesha.
Uma wembulwa ku-anthrax futhi wathola i-raxibacumab, ungase futhi unikezwe umuthi wokugoma we-anthrax njengengxenye yokunakekelwa kwakho ngemuva kokuchayeka. Lokhu kusiza ukuhlinzeka ngokuvikelwa kwesikhathi eside ekuchayekeni okuzayo.