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I-Penicillin ingenye yama-antibiotics abaluleke kakhulu ake atholakala, futhi isilokhu isindisa izimpilo iminyaka engaphezu kwengama-80. Lo muthi onamandla ulwa nezifo ezibangelwa amagciwane ngokuvimbela amagciwane ayingozi ekwakheni izindonga zawo eziyivikelayo zamaseli, okubenza bafe ngokwemvelo. Udokotela wakho angase akubhalele i-penicillin ngezindlela ezahlukene kuye ngesifo sakho esithile nokuthi uyayidinga ngokushesha kangakanani ukwelashwa.
I-Penicillin ngumuthi we-antibiotic ongaphansi komndeni obizwa ngokuthi ama-antibiotics e-beta-lactam. Isebenza ngokuphazamisa ikhono lamagciwane lokwakha nokugcina izindonga zawo zamaseli, ezibalulekile ekuphileni kwawo. Lapho amagciwane engakwazi ukugcina izithiyo zawo ezivikelayo, ayaqhekeka futhi afe, okuvumela amasosha omzimba wakho ukuthi asuse lesi sifo.
Lo muthi uza ngezindlela eziningana ezahlukene ukuze zihambisane nezidingo zakho zokwelashwa. Ungase uwuthole ngamaphilisi owagwinyayo, umuthi oluketshezi, noma imijovo enikezwa ngqo emsipheni wakho, emthanjeni, noma ngaphansi kwesikhumba sakho. Indlela ngayinye iletha i-antibiotic ukulwa nezifo ezingxenyeni ezahlukene zomzimba wakho.
Abantu abaningi abazizwa lutho olungajwayelekile lapho bethatha i-penicillin ngomlomo. Amaphilisi noma umuthi oluketshezi ngokuvamile awunawo ukunambitheka okuqinile, futhi ngokuvamile ungawathatha nokuthi ungadli noma ungadli. Abanye abantu baqaphela ukunambitheka okuncane kwensimbi emlonyeni wabo, kodwa lokhu kuvamile ukuthi kube mnene futhi okwesikhashana.
Uma uthola i-penicillin ngomjovo, ungase uzwe ukugwaza okufushane noma ukucindezela endaweni yokujova. Imijovo ye-intramuscular engalweni yakho noma ezinqeni ingabangela ubuhlungu obuthile obuhlala amahora ambalwa. Imijovo ye-intravenous ngomugqa we-IV ngokuvamile ibangela ukungakhululeki okuncane, nakuba ungase uqaphele umuzwa opholile njengoba umuthi ungena egazini lakho.
Njengoba i-antibiotic iqala ukusebenza, kufanele uqale ukuzizwa ungcono phakathi kwamahora angama-24 kuya kwangama-48. Umkhuhlane wakho ungase wehle, ubuhlungu bungancipha, futhi cishe uzoqaphela amandla akho ebuyela kancane kancane. Kodwa-ke, kubalulekile ukuqeda lonke ikhosi ngisho noma uzizwa ungcono.
Odokotela banikeza i-penicillin ukwelapha izifo ezibangelwa amagciwane umzimba wakho ongakwazi ukuzilwa ngempumelelo uwedwa. Lezi zifo zenzeka lapho amagciwane ayingozi eziphindaphinda ngokushesha kunokuba amasosha akho omzimba angaqeda. Amagciwane athile i-penicillin eqondiswe kuwo afaka i-streptococcus, i-staphylococcus, nezinhlobo ezithile zezinhlangano ezibangela umdlavuza.
Izifo ezivamile ezibangelwa amagciwane ezingase zidinge i-penicillin zihlanganisa izimo ezilandelayo, ngasinye sithinta izingxenye ezihlukene zomzimba wakho:
Udokotela wakho uzoqaphela ukuthi ngabe ukutheleleka kwakho kubangelwa amagciwane kunokuba kube yi-viral, ngoba ama-antibiotics afana ne-penicillin awasebenzi ngokuphikisana namagciwane. Bangase bathathe isiko noma basebenzise ezinye izivivinyo ukuhlonza amagciwane athile abangela izimpawu zakho.
I-Penicillin iphatha ngempumelelo izifo eziningi ezibangelwa amagciwane emzimbeni wakho wonke. Udokotela wakho uzokhetha le antibiotic uma azi ukuthi amagciwane abangela ukutheleleka kwakho azwela emiphumeleni ye-penicillin. Lo muthi usebenza kahle ikakhulukazi ngokumelene namagciwane e-gram-positive, anohlobo oluthile lwesakhiwo sodonga lweseli.
Nawa amakhondishini amakhulu lapho i-penicillin ibonakala isebenza kahle kakhulu, ihlelwe kusukela kokuvamile kuye ekusetshenzisweni okukhethekile:
Kwezinye izimo, udokotela wakho angase akunike i-penicillin ukuvimbela ukutheleleka ngaphambi kokuthi kuqale. Lokhu kwenzeka uma usengozini enkulu ngenxa yezimo ezithile zezokwelapha noma izinqubo ezizayo ezingase zingenise amagciwane emzimbeni wakho.
Ezinye izifo ezincane ezibangelwa amagciwane zingase zizixazulule zodwa uma amasosha akho omzimba eqinile ngokwanele ukuzilwa. Izindlela zomzimba zakho zokuzivikela zemvelo zihlanganisa amaseli amhlophe egazi, ama-antibody, nezinye izimpendulo zokuzivikela ezisebenza ngokuqhubekayo ukuqeda amagciwane ayingozi. Kodwa-ke, le nqubo ingathatha isikhathi eside futhi ayiphumeleli ngaso sonke isikhathi.
Inselelo ukuthi awukwazi ngaso sonke isikhathi ukuqagela ukuthi yiziphi izifo eziyoxazululwa ngokwemvelo nokuthi yiziphi eziyoqhubeka ziba zimbi. Ukutheleleka ngamagciwane okungelashwanga kungasakazekela kwezinye izingxenye zomzimba wakho, kubangele izinkinga ezinzima njengobuthi begazi, ukulimala kwezitho, noma izinkinga zempilo ezingamahlalakhona. Yingakho odokotela bevame ukuncoma ukwelashwa ngama-antibiotic kunokulinda ukubona ukuthi kwenzekani.
Izici ezithile zenza kungenzeki ukuthi umzimba wakho ukwazi ukususa ukutheleleka ngamagciwane ngaphandle kosizo. Lokhu kuhlanganisa ukuba namasosha omzimba abuthakathaka, ukuba mncane kakhulu noma ukuguga, ukuba nesifo sikashukela noma ezinye izimo ezingamahlalakhona, noma ukubhekana namagciwane anolaka ngokukhethekile.
Ngenkathi i-penicillin yenza umsebenzi omkhulu wokulwa nezifo ezibangelwa amagciwane, ungalisekela ukululama kwakho futhi unciphise imiphumela emibi ngezinyathelo ezilula zokunakekela ekhaya. Ukuzinakekela kusiza i-antibiotic ukuthi isebenze ngempumelelo futhi kunciphisa ingozi yakho yezinkinga. Lezi zinyathelo zokusekela zisebenza kanye nemithi yakho, hhayi esikhundleni sayo.
Nazi izindlela ezimnene zokusekela umzimba wakho ngesikhathi sokwelashwa nge-penicillin:
Lezi zinyathelo zokusekela zisiza ukudala indawo engcono kakhulu yokuphulukisa ngenkathi kunciphisa amathuba okucasuka kokugaya noma eminye imiphumela emibi emincane. Khumbula ukuthi ukuqeda inkambo ephelele yama-antibiotics kubalulekile, ngisho nalapho uqala ukuzizwa ungcono kakhulu.
Udokotela wakho uzokhetha uhlobo oluthile nendlela yokulethwa kwe-penicillin ngokusekelwe endaweni yokutheleleka kwakho, ubukhulu, kanye nezici zakho zempilo. Umgomo uwukuthola i-antibiotic eyanele endaweni enegciwane ukuze kuqedwe amagciwane ngenkathi kunciphisa imiphumela emibi. Ukwelashwa kuvame ukuthatha phakathi kwezinsuku eziyi-7 kuya kweziyi-14, nakuba ezinye izimo zidinga izifundo ezinde.
I-penicillin yomlomo iza ngamaphilisi, amaphilisi, noma ukumiswa oketshezi okuthatha ngomlomo. Le ndlela isebenza kahle ezifweni ezilula kuya kweziphakathi nendawo futhi ikuvumela ukuthi uqhubeke nokwelashwa ekhaya. Udokotela wakho uzocacisa ukuthi uyithatha ngokudla nokuthi mangaki ngosuku, ngokuvamile njalo emahoreni angu-6 kuya kwangu-8.
I-penicillin ejovwayo igcinelwe izifo ezingathi sína noma uma imithi yomlomo ingafaneleki. Ukujova ngaphakathi kwemisipha kuletha i-antibiotic ngqo emsipheni wakho, kunikeze ukumuncwa okuqhubekayo emahoreni amaningana. Ukuphathwa nge-intravenous ngomugqa we-IV kuvumela ukulethwa ngokushesha egazini lakho, okubalulekile ezifweni ezisongela impilo.
Iqembu lakho lezempilo lizobheka ukusabela kwakho ekwelashweni futhi lingashintsha umthamo noma lishintshele kwenye i-antibiotic uma kudingeka. Bazophinda babheke noma yiziphi izindlela zokungezwani komzimba noma imiphumela emibi engase idinge ukunakwa ngokushesha.
Kufanele uthinte udokotela wakho uma unezimpawu ezisikisela ukutheleleka ngamagciwane, ikakhulukazi uma ziba zimbi noma zihlala isikhathi eside kunokulindelekile. Ukutheleleka ngamagciwane kuvame ukubangela izimpawu ezithile ezihlukile ezigulweni ezibangelwa amagciwane, futhi ukwelashwa kwasekuqaleni kuvame ukuholela emiphumeleni engcono. Ungalindi uma uzizwa ungaphilile kakhulu noma uma izimpawu zakho ziphazamisa imisebenzi yakho yansuku zonke.
Lezi zimpawu zidinga ukuhlolwa kwezokwelapha ukuze kunqunywe ukuthi udinga yini ukwelashwa ngama-antibiotic:
Funani ukunakekelwa kwezokwelapha ngokushesha uma uthola izimpawu zokutheleleka okukhulu, njengobunzima bokuphefumula, ubuhlungu besifuba, ikhanda elibuhlungu elinamandla entanyeni, noma izimpawu ze-sepsis njengokudideka, ukushaya kwenhliziyo okusheshayo, noma ubuthakathaka obukhulu.
Ezinye izinto zikhuphula amathuba akho okuthola izifo ezibangelwa amagciwane ezidinga ukwelashwa nge-penicillin. Ukuqonda lezi zinto eziyingozi kukusiza ukuthi uthathe izinyathelo zokuzivikela futhi uqaphele ukuthi ungase udinge nini ukunakekelwa kwezempilo. Kodwa-ke, ukuba nezinto eziyingozi akusho ukuthi nakanjani uzogula, kusho nje ukuthi kufanele uqaphele kakhulu izimpawu.
Ingozi yakho ingase ibe phezulu uma unezimo ezithinta ikhono lomzimba wakho lokulwa namagciwane ngokwemvelo. Ubudala nabo bunendima, njengoba izingane ezincane kakhulu kanye nabantu abadala beba nokusabela okuncane komzimba. Ngaphezu kwalokho, ezinye izinto zokuphila kanye nokwelashwa kungase kunciphise okwesikhashana izivikelo zomzimba wakho.
Izinto eziyingozi ezivamile zihlanganisa:
Ngenkathi ungeke ukwazi ukulawula zonke izinto eziyingozi, ukugcina inhlanzeko enhle, ukudla okunomsoco, ukulala ngokwanele, nokuphatha izimo ezingamahlalakhona kungasiza ukunciphisa ingozi yakho yokuthola izifo ezibangelwa amagciwane.
Abantu abaningi bayamukela kahle i-penicillin, kodwa njengayo yonke imithi, ingabangela imiphumela emibi kwabanye abantu. Iningi lale miphumela ithambile futhi yesikhashana, ilungisa uma umzimba wakho ujwayela imithi noma uma uqeda inkambo yakho. Kodwa-ke, ukuqaphela izinkinga ezingaba khona kukusiza ukuthi wazi ukuthi ungaxhumana nini nomhlinzeki wakho wezempilo.
Imiphumela ejwayelekile, emnene engathintwa abantu abaningi ihlanganisa ukuphazamiseka kokugaya ukudla, njengesicanucanu, ukuqaqamba kwesisu, noma isifo sohudo. Lokhu kuvame ukuthuthuka uma uthatha umuthi ngesikhathi sokudla futhi ngokuvamile akudingeki ukuthi uyeke ukuthatha i-antibiotic. Abanye abantu baphawula nezinguquko emazingeni abo avamile amagciwane, okungaholela ekuthelelekeni ngemvubelo.
Izinkinga ezingathi sína kodwa ezingavamile zihlanganisa:
Xhumana nodokotela wakho ngokushesha uma uba nesifo sohudo esibi, izimpawu zokungezwani komzimba njengokuphefumula kanzima noma ukuqubuka okukhulu, noma yiziphi izimpawu ezingavamile ezikukhathazayo ngesikhathi sokwelashwa.
I-Penicillin ngokuvamile ilungele impilo yakho uma unokutheleleka ngamagciwane okudinga ukwelashwa nge-antibiotic. Izinzuzo zidlula kakhulu izingozi kubantu abaningi, njengoba ukutheleleka ngamagciwane okungelashwanga kungaholela ezinkingeni ezingathi sína noma ngisho nezimo ezisongela ukuphila. Lo muthi usindise izimpilo ezingenakubalwa selokhu watholakala futhi uqhubeka nokuba yitshe legumbi lemithi yesimanje.
Nokho, njengawo wonke ama-antibiotics, i-penicillin kufanele isetshenziswe kuphela uma kudingeka ngokwelashwa. Ukuthatha ama-antibiotics uma ungawadingi kungaholela ekumelaneni ne-antibiotic, lapho amagciwane eba nzima ukuwelapha ngokuhamba kwesikhathi. Kungaphazamisa futhi ibhalansi yemvelo yamagciwane emzimbeni wakho, okungenzeka kuholele ezinkingeni zokugaya ukudla noma ekuthelelekeni kwesibili.
Okhiye ukusetshenziswa okufanele ngaphansi kokuqondisa kwezokwelapha. Uma kunqunywe ngendlela efanele ngezifo ezibangelwa amagciwane, i-penicillin isiza ukubuyisela impilo yakho ngokushesha futhi ivimbele izinkinga. Udokotela wakho uzohlola izinzuzo ngokumelene nezingozi ezingaba khona ngokusekelwe esimweni sakho esithile kanye nomlando wezokwelapha.
Ngezinye izikhathi abantu badida ukwelashwa nge-penicillin nezinye izinhlobo zemithi noma ukungenelela kwezokwelapha. Ukudideka okuvame kakhulu kwenzeka lapho abantu becabanga ukuthi wonke ama-antibiotics afana, kodwa i-penicillin inguhlobo olulodwa oluthile phakathi kwemindeni eminingi ehlukene yama-antibiotic. Ngamunye usebenza ngendlela ehlukile futhi uqondise izinhlobo ezihlukene zamagciwane.
Abantu ngezikhathi ezithile badida nemiphumela emibi ye-penicillin ngezimpawu zokuthi imithi ayisebenzi noma ukuthi ukutheleleka kwabo kuyashuba. Ukuphazamiseka okuncane kokugaya ukudla, ngokwesibonelo, kuvame ukuba yimpendulo evamile ku-antibiotic kunokuba kube uphawu lokwehluleka kokwelashwa. Ngokufanayo, abanye abantu balindele ukuzizwa ngcono ngokushesha futhi bakhathazeke lapho ukuthuthuka kuthatha amahora angu-24-48.
Enye into edidayo evame kakhulu ihilela ukucabanga ukuthi i-penicillin ingelapha izifo ezibangelwa amagciwane njengomkhuhlane ovamile noma umkhuhlane. Ama-antibiotics, okuhlanganisa i-penicillin, asebenza kuphela ngokumelene nezifo ezibangelwa amagciwane futhi awanayo imiphumela emagciwaneni. Yingakho udokotela wakho engeke anqume i-penicillin ezifweni eziningi zokuphefumula, ezivame ukuba ngamagciwane.
Abanye abantu futhi badida izimpawu zokungezwani komzimba ne-penicillin nemiphumela emibi evamile. Ukusabela kwe-allergic kweqiniso kuhilela izimpawu ezinjengobunzima bokuphefumula, ukuqubuka okukhulu, noma ukuvuvukala, kuyilapho imiphumela emibi evamile ivame ukukhawulelwa ekuphazamisekeni okuncane kokugaya ukudla noma ukucasuka kwesikhumba okuncane.
Kungcono ukugwema utshwala ngenkathi uthatha i-penicillin, nakuba ngeke iphazamise ngokuqondile ukusebenza kahle kwe-antibiotic. Utshwala bungenza imiphumela emibi ibe mibi njengokucasuka kwesisu nokungakhululeki kwesisu, futhi kungase kubambezele ukululama kwakho ngokuphazamisa ukulala nokusebenza komzimba wakho wokuzivikela. Umzimba wakho udinga zonke izinsiza zawo zigxile ekulweni nokutheleleka, ngakho ukugwema utshwala kusiza ukuthuthukisa inqubo yakho yokuphulukisa.
Thatha umthamo owuphuthelwe ngokushesha nje lapho ukhumbula, ngaphandle uma sekuseduze isikhathi somthamo wakho olandelayo ohleliwe. Esimeni esinjalo, weqa umthamo owuphuthelwe bese uqhubeka neshejuli yakho ejwayelekile. Ungalokothi uthathe umthamo ophindwe kabili ukuze ulungise owuphuthelwe, ngoba lokhu kungakhuphula ingozi yakho yemiphumela emibi. Setha izikhumbuzi zocingo noma usebenzise umhleli wamaphilisi ukukusiza ukuthi uhlale emgwaqeni ngeshejuli yakho yemithi.
I-Penicillin ikhishwa emzimbeni wakho ngokushesha, ngokuvamile kungakapheli amahora angu-24 ngemva komthamo wakho wokugcina. Nokho, imiphumela yayo emabhaktheriya nokululama kwakho kuqhubeka ngisho nangemva kokuthi imithi isihambile. Yingakho kubalulekile ukuqeda inkambo yonke ebekiwe, ngisho noma uzizwa ungcono ngaphambi kokuqeda wonke amaphilisi. I-antibiotic idinga isikhathi sokususa ngokuphelele amabhaktheriya abangela ukutheleleka kwakho.
I-Penicillin ngokuvamile ithathwa njengephephile ngesikhathi sokukhulelwa nokuncelisa, futhi odokotela bavame ukuyinika lapho abesifazane abakhulelwe bethola izifo ezibangelwa amabhaktheriya. Imithi idlulela obisini ngamanani amancane, kodwa lokhu ngokuvamile akulimazi izingane ezincelisayo. Nokho, ngaso sonke isikhathi yazisa umhlinzeki wakho wezempilo ngokukhulelwa noma ukuncelisa, njengoba bengase bafune ukukuqapha eduze noma balungise uhlelo lwakho lokwelapha.
Ukuqeda lonke ikhosi le-penicillin kubalulekile ngoba ukuzizwa ungcono akusho ukuthi wonke amagciwane aqediwe. Amanye amagciwane angase abe khona ngamanani amancane, futhi ukuyeka ukwelashwa ngaphambi kwesikhathi kungawavumela ukuthi aphinde azale, okungenzeka kubangele ukuphindeka. Ngaphezu kwalokho, amagciwane asinda ekwelashweni okuyingxenye angase akhe ukumelana ne-antibiotic, okwenza izifo zesikhathi esizayo zibe nzima ukuzelapha.
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