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I-Rifabutin iyisidakamizwa esibhalwe ngudokotela esilwa nezifo ezithile ezibangelwa amagciwane, ikakhulukazi lezo ezibangelwa yi-mycobacteria. Udokotela wakho angase akubhalele lo muthi uma unomdlavuza wamaphaphu noma udinga ukuvikelwa esifweni esithile samaphaphu esibizwa nge-MAC (Mycobacterium avium complex). Lo muthi ungoweqembu elibizwa ngokuthi ama-rifamycins, asebenza ngokuvimbela amagciwane ayingozi ukuthi angakhuli futhi asabalale emzimbeni wakho.
I-Rifabutin iyisidakamizwa esithathwa ngomlomo esiza ngesimo samaphilisi. Yenzelwe ngqo ukwelapha izifo ezibangelwa yi-mycobacteria, okuyilu hlobo lwebhaktheriya olungaba yinkimbinkimbi futhi kunzima ukuluqeda emzimbeni wakho.
Lo muthi uvame ukubizwa ngokuthi
Ngezinye izikhathi, odokotela banikeza i-rifabutin ukuvimbela izifo ze-MAC ngaphambi kokuthi ziqale, ikakhulukazi uma ukuhlolwa kwegazi kukhombisa ukuthi usengozini enkulu. Le ndlela yokuvimbela ingakusiza ukuthi uhlale unempilo futhi ugweme izinkinga ezingathi sína ngokuhamba kwesikhathi.
I-Rifabutin isebenza ngokungenelela ekukwazini kwamagciwane ukwenza amaprotheni abalulekile abawadingayo ukuze basinde futhi bande. Empeleni iphazamisa imishini yabo yangaphakathi, ibavimbela ukuthi bangakhuli futhi basakazeke emzimbeni wakho wonke.
Lo muthi uthathwa njengomuthi onamandla ngokulinganisela futhi usebenza kahle kakhulu ekulweni nama-mycobacteria. Uqondise ekukhiqizweni kwe-RNA yamagciwane, okufana nokumisa imboni ekwenzeni izingxenye ezidingayo ukuze isebenze kahle.
Umuthi uthatha isikhathi ukwakheka emzimbeni wakho bese uqala ukusebenza ngempumelelo. Ungase ungazizwa ukhululekile ngokushesha, kodwa umuthi usebenza buthule ukuqeda ukutheleleka emasontweni amaningana noma izinyanga zokwelashwa.
Thatha i-rifabutin ngendlela enconyelwe ngayo udokotela wakho, ngokuvamile kanye ngosuku ngaphandle kokudla noma ngaphandle kokudla. Uma umuthi ukucasula isisu sakho, ukuwuthatha nokudla kungasiza ukunciphisa isicanucanu nokungakhululeki kokugaya ukudla.
Gwinya amaphilisi wonke ngenkomishi yamanzi egcwele. Ungawachobozi, uwahlafune, noma uvule amaphilisi, ngoba lokhu kungathinta indlela umuthi osebenza ngayo futhi kungase kubangele ukucasuka emlonyeni nasemphinjeni wakho.
Zama ukuthatha umthamo wakho ngesikhathi esifanayo nsuku zonke ukuze usize ukukhumbula futhi ugcine amazinga aqhubekayo omuthi emzimbeni wakho. Uma uthatha eminye imithi, yihlukanise njengoba udokotela wakho encoma, ngoba i-rifabutin ingasebenzisana neminye imithi eminingi.
Ungathatha i-rifabutin nobisi noma ezinye iziphuzo uma amanzi kuphela engasebenzi kuwe. Into ebaluleke kakhulu ukuyithatha ngokuqhubekayo futhi ungaphuthelwa imithamo, ngoba lokhu kusiza ukuvimbela amagciwane ukuthi angamelani nomuthi.
Ubude bokwelashwa nge-rifabutin buyahluka ngokuya ngesimo sakho esithile nokuthi usabela kanjani emuthini. Ukuvimbela i-MAC, ungase udinge ukuwuthatha isikhathi eside, ngezinye izikhathi izinyanga eziningi noma iminyaka.
Uma welapha ukutheleleka okusebenzayo, udokotela wakho ngokuvamile uzokunika i-rifabutin izinyanga eziningana. Ukwelashwa kwesifo sofuba, ngokwesibonelo, ngokuvamile kudinga okungenani izinyanga eziyisithupha zokwelashwa ngama-antibiotic, futhi i-rifabutin ingase ibe yingxenye yalowo mthetho.
Ungayeki ukuthatha i-rifabutin ngaphambi kwesikhathi, ngisho noma uqala ukuzizwa ungcono. Ukuyeka ngokushesha kungavumela amagciwane ukuthi abuye abe namandla futhi abe ngamanye amakhambi, okwenza ukutheleleka okuzayo kube nzima kakhulu ukukwelapha.
Udokotela wakho uzoqapha inqubekela phambili yakho ngokuhlolwa okuvamile kanye nokuhlolwa kwegazi ukuze anqume ukuthi kuphephile nini ukuyeka umuthi. Bazobheka izimpawu zokuthi ukutheleleka kuqediwe ngokuphelele ngaphambi kokuyeka ukwelashwa.
Njengemithi eminingi, i-rifabutin ingabangela imiphumela emibi, nakuba kungewona wonke umuntu oyitholayo. Ukuqonda ukuthi yini ongayilindela kungakusiza ukuthi uzizwe ulungiseleleke kakhulu futhi wazi ukuthi ungaxhumana nini nomhlinzeki wakho wezempilo.
Imiphumela emibi evame kakhulu ongase uyibone ihlanganisa izinguquko emchameni wakho, izinyembezi, noma ezinye iziphuzo zomzimba, ezingase ziphenduke zibe yi-orange noma i-reddish-brown. Lokhu kushintsha umbala akuyona ingozi kodwa kungangcolisa amalensi okuxhumana nezingubo, ngakho-ke uzofuna ukukucabangela lokhu.
Nawa amanye imiphumela emibi ejwayelekile abantu abayitholayo:
Le miphumela emibi ejwayelekile ngokuvamile iyathuthuka njengoba umzimba wakho ujwayela umuthi. Uma ziqhubeka noma ziba yinkinga, udokotela wakho angase asikisele izindlela zokuzilawula noma ukulungisa umthamo wakho.
Imiphumela emibi engathi sína ayivamile kodwa idinga ukunakekelwa kwezokwelapha ngokushesha. Lokhu kuhlanganisa ubuhlungu obukhulu besisu, ukuhlanza okuqhubekayo, ukuphuzi kwesikhumba sakho noma amehlo, ukulimala okungavamile noma ukuphuma kwegazi, noma izimpawu zokungezwani komzimba okukhulu njengobunzima bokuphefumula noma ukuvuvukala kobuso bakho nomphimbo.
Abanye abantu bangase babe nezinkinga zamehlo, okuhlanganisa umbono ongacacile noma ubuhlungu bamehlo, ikakhulukazi uma bethatha imithamo ephezulu. Ukuhlolwa kwamehlo njalo kungase kunconywe ngesikhathi sokwelashwa ukuze kuqashwe lezi zinkinga ezingaba khona.
I-Rifabutin ayiphephile kuwo wonke umuntu, futhi udokotela wakho uzobuyekeza ngokucophelela umlando wakho wezokwelapha ngaphambi kokuyibhala. Abantu abanezimo ezithile zezempilo noma labo abathatha imithi ethile bangase badinge ukugwema le antibiotic noma bayisebenzise ngokuqapha okwengeziwe.
Akufanele uthathe i-rifabutin uma unokungezwani komzimba ne-rifabutin ngokwayo noma ezinye izibulali-magciwane ze-rifamycin njenge-rifampin. Xoxa nodokotela wakho nganoma yiziphi iziyalelo zokungezwani komzimba ngaphambilini ezibulala-magciwane, ngisho noma zibonakala zincane.
Abantu abanezinkinga ezithile zesibindi bangase bangakwazi ukuthatha i-rifabutin ngokuphepha, njengoba umuthi ungase uthinte ukusebenza kwesibindi. Udokotela wakho cishe uzo-oda ukuhlolwa kwegazi ukuze ahlolisise isibindi sakho ngaphambi kokuqala ukwelashwa futhi akuqaphele phakathi nenkambo yakho yokwelapha.
Nazi izimo lapho i-rifabutin idinga ukuqapha okukhethekile noma ingase ingafaneleki:
Uma uthatha eminye imithi eminingi, udokotela wakho uzodinga ukubuyekeza ngokucophelela ukusebenzisana okungenzeka. I-Rifabutin ingathinta indlela eminye imithi esebenza ngayo emzimbeni wakho, ngezinye izikhathi iyenze ingasebenzi kahle noma yandise imiphumela emibi.
I-Rifabutin itholakala ngaphansi kwegama lomkhiqizo elithi Mycobutin e-United States. Lolu uhlobo lomkhiqizo oluvame kakhulu ukunqunywa odokotela lwemithi ozohlangana nayo ekhemisi lakho.
Izinhlobo ze-generic ze-rifabutin nazo ziyatholakala futhi zisebenza ngempumelelo njengohlobo lomkhiqizo. Umshwalense wakho ungase ukhethe uhlobo olujwayelekile, olungasiza ukunciphisa izindleko zakho eziphuma ephaketheni.
Noma ngabe uthola i-Mycobutin yomkhiqizo noma i-rifabutin ejwayelekile, isithako esisebenzayo nokusebenza kahle kuhlala kufana. Umuthi wakho we-pharmacist angaphendula noma yimiphi imibuzo mayelana nokuthi yiluphi uhlobo olutholayo futhi asize ukuqinisekisa ukuthi uthola umuthi ofanele.
Uma i-rifabutin ingakulungele, imithi eminingi ehlukile ingelapha izifo ezifanayo. Udokotela wakho angase acabangele i-rifampin, elinye i-antibiotic ye-rifamycin esebenza ngendlela efanayo kodwa inemiphumela ehlukile kanye nokusebenzisana kwemithi.
Ezifweni ze-MAC, ezinye izindlela zingabandakanya i-azithromycin noma i-clarithromycin, okuyi-macrolide antibiotics esebenza ngendlela ehlukile. Le mithi ivame ukusetshenziswa ekwelashweni okuhlanganisiwe kanye ne-rifabutin noma njengezinye izindlela uma i-rifabutin ingabekezeleleki kahle.
Kwezinye izimo, udokotela wakho angase ancome i-ethambutol noma ezinye izibulala-magciwane njengengxenye yohlelo lokwelapha oluhlanganisiwe. Ukukhetha okunye kuncike esifweni sakho esithile, ezinye izimo zempilo, kanye nemithi osuvele uyithatha.
Ungalokothi ushintshe imithi ngokwakho. Uma uhlangabezana nemiphumela emibi noma ukukhathazeka nge-rifabutin, xoxa ngezindlela ezingezinye nomhlinzeki wakho wezempilo ongakushintsha ngokuphepha uye ohlelweni oluhlukile lokwelapha.
I-Rifabutin ne-rifampin yomibili imithi elwa namagciwane ye-rifamycin esebenzayo, kodwa inamandla ahlukene futhi isetshenziswa ezimweni ezehlukene. Akukho noyedwa 'ongcono' kunomunye - ukukhetha kuncike ezidingweni zakho kanye nezimo zakho.
I-Rifabutin ivame ukuba nokuxhumana okuncane neminye imithi kuno-rifampin, okuyenza ibe yindlela engcono uma usebenzisa eminye imithi, ikakhulukazi imithi ye-HIV. Futhi mancane amathuba okuthi ibangele imiphumela ethile engemihle, yize yomibili le mithi ingashintsha uketshezi lomzimba wakho lube yi-orange.
I-Rifampin ivame ukukhethwa ekwelapheni i-tuberculosis ngoba isetshenziswe isikhathi eside futhi inocwaningo oluningi olusekela ukusebenza kwayo. Kodwa-ke, i-rifabutin ingakhethwa lapho i-rifampin ixhumana neminye imithi yakho noma uma udinga ukwelashwa ngqo ngezifo ze-MAC.
Udokotela wakho uzocabangela izinto ezinjengeminye imithi yakho, uhlobo lokutheleleka onalo, nempilo yakho yonke lapho ekhetha phakathi kwalezi zinketho ezimbili. Thembela ochwepheshe babo ekukhetheni umuthi onamathuba amaningi okusebenza ngempumelelo nangokuphepha esimweni sakho.
I-Rifabutin idinga ukuqapha ngokucophelela kubantu abanezinkinga zesibindi, njengoba ingathinta ukusebenza kwesibindi. Udokotela wakho cishe uzo-oda ukuhlolwa kwegazi ukuze ahlolisise ama-enzyme esibindi sakho ngaphambi kokuqala ukwelashwa futhi awaqaphe njalo ngesikhathi sokwelashwa kwakho.
Uma unezinkinga zesibindi ezilula, udokotela wakho angase akwelaphe nge-rifabutin kodwa ngokuqapha njalo futhi mhlawumbe ngomthamo ophansi. Kodwa-ke, abantu abanezifo zesibindi ezinzima noma i-hepatitis esebenzayo kungenzeka bangakwazi ukuthatha i-rifabutin ngokuphepha.
Njalo yazisa umhlinzeki wakho wezempilo nganoma yimuphi umlando wezinkinga zesibindi, i-hepatitis, noma ukusetshenziswa ngokweqile kotshwala ngaphambi kokuqala i-rifabutin. Lolu lwazi lubasiza ukuthi benze izinqumo zokwelashwa eziphephe kakhulu esimweni sakho esithile.
Uma ngengozi uphuza i-rifabutin eningi kunaleyo oyinikiwe, xhumana nodokotela wakho noma isikhungo sokulawula ubuthi ngokushesha. Ukuphuza okuningi kungakhuphula ingozi yakho yemiphumela emibi, ikakhulukazi ethinta isibindi sakho, igazi, namehlo.
Ungalindi ukubona ukuthi uzizwa ulungile yini - funa usizo lwezokwelapha ngokushesha. Letha ibhodlela lomuthi nawe ukuze abahlinzeki bezempilo bakwazi ukubona kahle ukuthi yini oyiphuzile nokuthi ingakanani.
Ngenkathi ulinde usizo lwezokwelapha, ungazami ukuzenza uhlanze ngaphandle uma uqondiswe ngqo ukuthi wenze kanjalo ngumhlinzeki wezempilo. Gcina umkhondo wanoma yiziphi izimpawu oziphilayo ukuze ubikele ithimba lezokwelapha.
Uma weqa umthamo we-rifabutin, uyithathe ngokushesha lapho ukhumbula, ngaphandle uma sekuseduze isikhathi somthamo wakho olandelayo ohleliwe. Kulokho, weqa umthamo owedluliwe bese uthatha umthamo wakho olandelayo ngesikhathi esijwayelekile.
Ungalokothi uthathe imithamo emibili ngesikhathi esisodwa ukuze ulungise umthamo owedluliwe, ngoba lokhu kungakhuphula ingozi yakho yemiphumela emibi. Uma uvame ukukhohlwa imithamo, cabangela ukusetha i-alamu yansuku zonke noma usebenzise umhleli wamaphilisi ukukusiza ukuthi ukhumbule.
Ukuqa imithamo ngezikhathi ezithile ngeke kukulimaze, kodwa zama ukuthatha i-rifabutin njalo ngangokunokwenzeka. Imithamo evame ukweqiwa ingenza umuthi ungasebenzi kahle futhi kungenzeka ukuthi amagciwane abe ngamelana nokwelashwa.
Yeka kuphela ukuthatha i-rifabutin lapho udokotela wakho ekutshela ukuthi kuphephile ukwenza kanjalo. Noma ngabe uzizwa ungcono ngokuphelele, ukutheleleka kungenzeka kungakhishiwe ngokugcwele, futhi ukuyeka ngaphambi kwesikhathi kungakuvumela ukuthi kubuye kube namandla kunakuqala.
Udokotela wakho uzosebenzisa izivivinyo zegazi, izifundo zokuthwebula izithombe, nezimpawu zakho ukunquma ukuthi ukutheleleka kuphathwe nini ngokuphelele. Ukuvimbela ukutheleleka kwe-MAC, ungadinga ukuqhubeka ne-rifabutin isikhathi eside njengoba kuqondiswe ngumhlinzeki wakho wezempilo.
Uma uhlangabezana nemiphumela emibi ekwenza ufune ukuyeka umuthi, khuluma nodokotela wakho ngezindlela ezingezinye esikhundleni sokuyeka wedwa. Bangakwazi ukukusiza ukuthi ulungise uhlelo lwakho lokwelashwa ukuze kube lula ukulubekezelela ngenkathi usaqhubeka nokwelapha ngempumelelo ukutheleleka kwakho.
Yebo, i-rifabutin ingenza ukulawulwa kokuzala okusekelwe kumahomoni kungasebenzi kahle, okuhlanganisa amaphilisi okulawula ukuzala, iziqeshana, izindandatho, kanye nokufakelwa. Lokhu kusho ukuthi ungangena ngisho nasesikhathini sokukhulelwa ngenkathi usebenzisa lezi zindlela ngendlela efanele.
Uma wenza ucansi futhi ungafuni ukukhulelwa, sebenzisa enye indlela yokulawula ukuzala efana namakhondomu ngenkathi uthatha i-rifabutin kanye okungenani inyanga eyodwa ngemva kokuqeda umuthi. Lokhu kuvikela okwengeziwe kusiza ukuqinisekisa ukuthi umbozwe ngokugcwele.
Xhumana nomhlinzeki wakho wezempilo mayelana nezinketho ezingcono kakhulu zokulawula ukuzala ngenkathi uthatha i-rifabutin. Bangase batusa ukushintshela endleleni engeyona eye-hormonal noma ukulungisa indlela yakho yamanje ukuze ugcine ukuvimbela ukukhulelwa ngempumelelo.
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