what is the most powerful antibiotic?

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What are the most powerful antibiotics for lung infections?

Answer 1

Spectrum, not power: Doctors don't categorize antibiotics in terms of their 'power, ' but in terms of which bacteria they treat. You want an antibiotic that will treat the infection you have. If you don't know the cause, then you sometimes need a 'broad spectrum antibiotic, ' one that treats a wide variety of bacteria.

Answer 2

Social issue : This becomes a social issue as storing antibiotics may interfere with those really in need for them. The shelf life of the drug becomes an issue as effectiveness of the drug can decline over time.

Answer 3

A very rare event: You are more likely to get hit by lightening that be affected by an outbreak of anthrax. If you are so concerned, vaccine against anthrax may be a better option.

Answer 4

No: This means your child had a previous strep infection and had an immune respone which is a good thing. The elevation does tell us when the infection was active.So rely on what symptoms your child has and ask advice of your doctor. If your child is sick and has a positive throat culture , yes antibiotics are needed.

Answer 5

Probably not: Elevated strep titers such as aso usually mean previous exposure rather than current infection.

Answer 6

Resistance: Potential for resistance, most cases don't require it, and/or side effects when you don't need it.

Answer 7

Antibiotics: The history of large amounts of prescribed antibiotics has led to the emergence of dangerous bacterial strains with antibiotic resistance. More cautious prescribing and fewer antibiotics for non-serious illnesses has started to control this resistance. Furthermore, use of focused, as opposed to broad-spectrum antibiotics has helped to limit (to some extent) the emergence of resistance.

Answer 8

Many reasons: 1) Several diseases we know now, are caused by non-bacterial microbes, therefore antibiotic (abx) are ineffective, 2) Using a lot of abx have led to the development of multidrug-resistant bacteria 3) Very little new abx are being developed due to costs associated to get government approval to use it, 4) We now appreciate that serious infections and side effects can occur with abx use.

Answer 9

Various reasons: Pseudomonas is a very common bacteria which has developed many clever ways of resisting different antibiotics. It can destroy the antibiotics with chemicals, pump the antibiotics out of its cell or become 'invisible' to antibiotics by changing the appearance of the bacteria. Pseudomonas can adapt to antibiotics & change during the course of treatment. Serious infections often require an expert.

Answer 10

Antibiotics: Pseudomonas is a gram negative rod bacteria that lives in soil and water. Although it is true that pseudomonas is resistant to many antibiotics, there are quite a few that, when given iv, are effective against this bacteria. The resistance is due to the mechanism of metabolism that has evolved to "inactivate" less powerful antibiotics and oral antibiotics.

Answer 11

Yes: This is overwhelmingly a bacterial infection which should respond to antibiotics if aided by the host's immune system. If you have no white blood cells, however, response may be quite limited.

Answer 12

Infection: Ecthyma gangrenosum is an infection that is related to pseudomonas aeroginosa, and sepsis related to this bacteria the best mechanism to treat this infection is with antibiotics. Interestingly enough, hyperbaric oxygen therapy is also effective, since the high oxygen levels destroys the bacterial toxin.

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