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If bacteria is resistant to penicillin can you give erythromycin?
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∙ 14y ago
Yes, erythromycin is very similar to penicillin, in the types of bacterial infections it can fight. Erythromycin is used in patients who are allergic to penicillin, primarily. But an M.D. could prescribe it to somebody who has developed a tolerance, or to an infection that is penicillin- resistant. Typically, though, a different antibiotic is chosen, given the similarities of the two drugs.
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Why do some people become resistant to certain antibiotic?
Antibiotic resistance results from misusing antibiotics. Antibiotics should only be used to treat bacterial infections. Many industrial farmers will give healthy animals a daily dose of low level antibiotics to stimulate growth. These daily doses help to create antibiotic resistant super bugs.
What is the treatment for acute lymphangitis?
to give very large doses of an antibiotic, usually penicillin, through the vein. Growing streptococcal bacteria are usually eliminated rapidly and easily by penicillin
How much penicillin do you give your 3 month old puppy?
You give the exact amount prescribed by your veterinarian. If your veterinarian has not prescribed penicillin for your puppy, you should not give any to your puppy. Penicillin is a drug with known side effects, including severe gastrointestinal bacterial infections from killing off the beneficial bacteria in the gut.
How can antibiotics give rise to resistant strains of bacteria?
The theory is that any time you use an antibacterial agent, you can only kill 99.99% of the bacteria, while the remaining 0.01% may be bacteria more resistant than the original. When those few remaining bacteria multiply, they may be more difficult to destroy.
What does it mean when a pathogen developes resistance to an antibiotic?
It means that a virus cannot be killed or controlled with antibiotics. There are thoughts at this time that as viral infections come along they have the ability to mutate. When antibiotics are used to stop the spread of the infection the virus has developed and changed in manner that stops the antibiotic killing it off.
Can you give injectable penicillin to a kitten by mouth?
Healthy puppies need no penicillin. If they're sick, the veterinarian will decide which antibiotic to use.
Can you give penicillin in the muscle?
Yes, most injectable penicillin formulations are designed to be given intramuscular.
Should you give penicillin to a pregnant goat?
no
What diseases can be treated using penicillin?
The first infection to be treated with penicilin was a terminal case of mouth ulcers contracted by alondon police constable. He ended up dying because after initial success there was not enough penicilin to maintain treatment for enough time.
How do bacteria become resistant to penicillin?
Penicillin resistance became evident in the 1940's (Huemer and Challem 1997). Bacteria can be resistant to penicillin in different ways. Some can break down the penicillin or they make an enzyme to disguise themselves from it (B. Zimmerman and D. Zimmerman 1996). Staph bacteria developed the ability to cut the beta-lactam ring or the shape of the penicillin. After this resistance was discovered, the beta-lactam ring was altered in 1960 so that the staph bacteria were no longer resistant. This brought about a new form of penicillin called methicillin, but resistance soon started to show and this antibiotic was altered again to create vancomycin (P. Offit, B. Offit, and Bell 1999).
Can you give a 30 pound dog a penicillin shot?
You can give any size dog penicillin. It would need 3 mL or 3 cc's.
Explain how natural selection can give rive to a population of antibiotic resistant bacteria?
Consider the following scenario: An antibiotic is applied to a petri dish of bacteria. The antibiotic will kill of most of the bacteria, but some will remain that are immune to the antibiotic. Therefore, only the immune bacteria will reproduce. Soon, the whole petri dish will be full of bacteria that is immune to the antibiotic. Nature "selects" the immune bacteria for survival.
