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Vancomycin is used to treat both Gram positive and Gram negative coccal infections. The drug inhibits the synthesis of peptigoglycan, a vital component of the cell wall of both Gram positive and Gram negative cocci. Although Gram negative cocci have an additional outer membrane that "vanco" can't penetrate, it can crack the outer membrane, ultimately allowing the drug to act on the cell.
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How long for amoxycillan to treat virus?
Amoxicillin cannot treat a virus. Amoxicillin is an antibiotic. Antibiotics treat bacterial infections, not viruses.
What are three strategies that can be used to treat contagious infections?
Strategies that can be used to treat contagious infections include medication to eradicate infection, alleviation of symptoms, and prevention. Bacterial, fungal, and protozoan infections can be treated with various medications. Bacterial infections are often treated with antibiotics that are selected based on the type and severity of the bacterial infection. Antiviral drugs are commonly used to treat respiratory viruses, herpes viruses, and HIV. Antifungal medications are either administered orally or topically depending on the severity and location of the fungal infection. Since there is no known cure for viral infections, medication can only treat the symptoms. This does provide some alleviation. Many infections, such as rubella and small pox, can be prevented through vaccinations.
Why penicilli is completely useless to treat a fungal infection?
Antibiotics like penicillin are used to kill bacterial infections. An antifungal medication would be needed to treat a fungal infection.
What type of conditions are generally treated with ciproflaxin?
Ciprofloxacin also known as Cipro can be used to treat bacterial infections like pneumonia or chronic bronchitis, sinusitis, urinary tract infections, pelvic inflammatory disease and Gonorrhea.
Why are viral infections more difficult to treat than bacterial infections?
That is a difficult one. It depends on the virus and the bacteria. Most viruses cause self-limiting diseases, that are treated with supportive measurements. Other viruses, such as Influenza, Cytomegalovirus and Herpes, and HIV, can be treated with specific drugs. There are different drugs that treat different types of bacteria, with more or less success. But remember that viruses and bacteria are live organisms, and they can and do develop resistance to the drugs that kill them. Even more, bacteria can even pass on the learned resistance to other bacteria.
What class of antibiotic is vancomycin?
Vancomycin is a tricyclic antibiotic used to treat bacterial infections. It is used for more serious infections that are resistant to other antibiotics.
What conditions are TOBI used to treat?
TOBI or Tobramycin is an aminoglycoside antibiotic. It is used to treat a large array of bacterial infections and perticularly Gram-negative infections
Can antibiotics lead to septic shock if used to treat gram-negative bacterial infections?
Yes
Does zithromax treat bacterial infections?
Zithromax treats susceptible bacterial infections.
What is vancomycin used for?
Vancomycin belongs to a group of antibiotics called glycopeptides. Bacteria have an external cell wall that is reinforced by molecules called peptidoglycans. The cell wall is vital for protection against the normal environment of the body in which the bacteria live. Vancomycin works by blocking the formation of these peptidoglycans. By doing this the walls of the bacteria become weak and it results in the death of the bacteria. Vancomycin injection is used to treat serious infections of the body including infections of the heart and blood.
Can antibiotics lead to septic shock if used to treat gram-positive bacterial infections?
No, but it can if it is gram negative bacteria..
What is Cephalex?
Cephalexin is typically used to treat bacterial infections and prevent heart valve infections. Bacterial infections that cephalexin can treat are sinus infections, irritations of the prostate, and skin infections (like cellulitis). Cephalexin is used for infants and children to treat the same infections seen in adults. It may also be given to people who are allergic to penicillin.Treatment of bacterial infectionsPrevention of heart valve infections (bacterial endocarditis).
What do you use to treat bacterial infections?
an antibiotic
Can antibiotics treat bacterial infections?
yes
What drugs that are used to treat bacterial diseases?
Penicillin, amoxicillin, carbenecillins, monobactums are the drugs for the bacterial infections. you have the tetracyclins, chloramphenicol to treat the same. You have the macrolides, aminoglycosides are there. You have the sulfonamides, trimethoprim, fluroquinolines to treat the bacterial infections.
Is Chloramphenicol used to treat fungal infections?
Chloramphenicol is used to treat bacterial infections. Some infections are incorrectly assumed to be fungal infections but may actually be bacterial infections. It is best to be sure by testing for the specific cause of the infection.
Can you use amoxicillin for bacterial infections?
Yes, they can cure bacterial infections but they cannot cure viruses. :)
