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It's not up to you, it's up to the bacteria which are infecting you.
If you already have bacteria with high resistance to penicillin, it won't work the first time.
If your bacterial infection has no genes for resistance, penicillin could work forever.
So the answer varies between 0 and infinity.
This is not a question for wiki, but for your physician.
What else can I help you with?
Can taking penicillin lower immune system?
yes
What is hyper immune globulin?
exposed toHBV s it treated with injections of hyper immune globulin
Why do people have immunisation injections?
because they want to be immune from a illness and not die at early age
How does penicillin trigger an immune response?
Well, I'm not really sure exactly how but I am allergic. When I was younger i was prescribed a 600 MG dosage. The next morning i woke up with a rash all over me similar to the chicken pox. I went to the doctor and he said it was an allergic reaction. possibly my immune response had something to do with the rash all over my body.
Why does penicillin allergy occur?
The beta-lactam ring of penicillin can react with the polypeptides' terminal amines on lysine residues. This results in the formation of an allergen. A person's immune response will be triggered when he or she is exposed to this allergen.
Can someone become immune to the depo shot?
I have never heard of becoming immune to a birth control method.
How is penicillin going to help the future?
it may not neccesarily help us at all in the future! it could however be a problem in the future e.g. our bodies could build up an immune to penicillin and it might not work any more!!!
What becoming immune to a disease often by having an injection?
it is called immunisation
What is max amount for IM injections pediatrics?
The max amount for IM injection is 2.0 ml for older children. The max amount for IM injections for younger children and children with a compromised immune system is 1.0 ml.
What medicine is becoming unable to stop the spread of disease?
Antibiotics. Because of their wide use viruses are becoming immune and as soon as better antibiotics are being so the viruses are becoming immune again. That's why medical practitioners worldwide are being advised to use them only when strictly necessary.
Pencillin is given to a patient in order to cure?
It's the opposite. Penicillin is given to a patient to Kill. Actually, to kill the harmful bacteria. The bad part about taking penicillin is it also kills good bacteria that are in your digestive system. When the harmful bacteria is minimized by the penicillin, your body's immune system is able to fight off the infection and heal itself.
Which body system does hives affect?
Hives are the result of an immune system overreacting to an allergen. For example, some people have no problem with penicillin as a medication, but other people react to penicillin, breaking out in hives. The immune system attacks the penicillin, treating it as a foreign substance... which is technically correct, but it isn't the reaction that we necessarily want.
