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Are antibiotics helping your body?
Yes. Antibiotics help by killing off invading bacteria. Your body is probably trying to do the same thing, but anitbiotics may make this happen faster.
Are antimicrobials and antibiotics the same type of medication?
No, antimicrobials and antibiotics are not the same type of medication. Antibiotics specifically target bacteria, while antimicrobials can target a broader range of microorganisms, including bacteria, viruses, fungi, and parasites.
Can you use antibiotics and painkiller same time?
Yes. They do not work at the same site nor by the same mechanism.
Why can antibiotics treat flu-like symptoms caused by bacteria but are ineffective against flu?
Because the way antibiotics treat those symptoms is by killing the bacteria that cause them. If the symptoms are caused by viruses, then antibiotics can't help since they are not made to be able to "kill" viruses, just bacteria. Flu viruses are not really living organisms like bacteria are. So viruses must be inactivated rather than killed. Antibiotics can neither kill nor inactivate viruses. They are created to be used to kill only specific bacteria, they do not kill every kind of bacteria, either. That is why there are so many different kinds of antibiotics. Antibiotics can treat flu-like symptoms caused by some bacteria, because the right antibiotics can kill bacteria. So although flu like symptoms are similar to those of the flu, they are caused by different microbes so are not cured in the same way.
Is the diameter of the zone of inhibition a true measure of effectiveness of antibiotics?
The diameter of the zone of inhibition can provide a general indication of the effectiveness of antibiotics against a particular strain of bacteria. However, it is not the sole factor to determine effectiveness as other factors like the type of bacteria, concentration of antibiotics, and the mechanism of action also play a role. Additional tests may be needed to accurately assess the effectiveness of antibiotics.
Are Avelox and Bactrim the same type of medicine?
They're both antibiotics, but they don't kill the same bacteria.
What are antibiotics and what are they used for?
Antibiotics are medicines that cure infections. They have no effect on viruses.
Does clindamycin belong to macrolides?
Macrolides and Clindamycine are a subgroup of medication that work on killing bacteria by inhibition of Protein synthesis, so both have the same mechanism of action.but Clinidamycin is not a member of macrolide group, it is just a drug by it's own.Macrolides include :-Erythromycin-Clarithromycin-Azithromycin-Roxithromycin
Is alcohol considered an antibiotic?
No, alcohol is not considered an antibiotic. Antibiotics are medications that are specifically designed to kill or inhibit the growth of bacteria, while alcohol is a substance that can have disinfectant properties but does not target bacteria in the same way antibiotics do.
How do you interpret the results when you apply two different antibiotics to two bacteria samples and they grew at the same pace?
If you apply two different antibiotics to two bacteria samples and they grew at the same pace, those antibiotics are equally effective or ineffective. Depending on the rate of growth, they may be unsuitable for use in treating an infection with that bacterium.
Could mutated bacteria be resistant to antibiotics?
Yes. The flu strand of bacteria, for example, is always mutating into different forms, becoming immune to the same kind of anitbiotics. Therefore, different antibiotics are used all of the time.
Why cant antibiotics be used to treat diseases like flu or HIV?
Antibiotics are used for bacteria, HIV and FLU are a type of viris, not a bacteriumyou would have to use anti-viral tablets but they are not very effective because they can destroy your cells (viruses reproduce inside cells)Antibiotics generally work by destroying the cell walls of bacteria. The flu is caused by a virus, which is not a cell and does not have a cell wall. Antibiotics cannot be used against viral diseases.
