Since 1928 when the first antibiotic was discovered, it has been used in the treatment of diseases caused by bacteria. this powerful medicine has helped save lives by destroying or inhibiting the growth of bacterias causing diseases.
The immune system is capable of fighting and killing bacteria before they can multiply and cause symptoms but when there are excessive numbers of harmful bacteria that the immune system can not fight them all, antibiotic becomes necessary. we will be looking at some strong antibiotics to treat certain infection caused by bacteria
Some diseases caused by bacteria
- strep throat
- bacterial urinary tract infections (UTIs)
- bacterial vaginosis
- gonorrhea
- chlamydia
- syphilis
- tuberculosis
- whooping cough
- bacterial meningitis
- Lyme disease
- cholera
- tetanus
Antibiotics for the treatment of tetanus
- penicillin G
- metronidazole
- doxycycline
Antibiotics for the treatment of cholera
- Doxycycline
- Azithromycin
- ciprofloxacin
Antibiotics for the treatment of Lyme disease
- Doxycycline
- Amoxicillin
- Cefuroxime
Antibiotics to treat bacterial meningitis
- Claforan (cefotaxime)
- Rocephin (ceftriaxone)
- gentamicin
Antibiotic to treat whooping cough
- Clarithromycin (Biaxin)
- Erythromycin (E-Mycin, Erythrocin, Eryc, Ery-Tab, E.E.S.)
- Azithromycin (Zithromax)
- Trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole
Antibiotics to treat syphilis
- Benzathine penicillin
Those allergic to penicillin can use
- doxycycline
- tetracycline
Antibiotics to treat Bacterial Vaginosis
- metronidazole (Flagyl and MetroGel)
- clindamycin (Cleocin and Clindesse)
- Tinidazole (such as Tindamax)
Antibiotics to treat strep throat
- penicillin or amoxicillin (Amoxil)
Those allergic to penicillin may take one of these antibiotics instead:
- Azithromycin (Zithromax, Zmax, Z-Pak)
- Cephalosporins, including cefixime (Suprax), cefuroxime (Ceftin), and cephalexin (Keflex)
- Clarithromycin (Biaxin)
- Clindamycin (Cleocin)
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Antibiotics for the treatment of staphylococcus
- cefazolin
- cefuroxime
- cephalexin
- nafcillin (Nallpen)
- oxacillin (Bactocill)
- dicloxacillin
- vancomycin
- clindamycin (Cleocin)
- rifampin and telavancin (Vibativ).
Antibiotics for the treatment of chlamydia
- azithromycin
- doxycycline
- amoxicillin (for pregnant women)
- erythromycin
Antibiotics for the treatment of UTIs
- Amoxicillin
- Augmentin
- Ceftriaxone (Rocephin)
- Cephalexin (Keflex)
- Ciprofloxacin (Cipro)
- Fosfomycin (Monurol)
- Levofloxacin (Levaquin)
- Nitrofurantoin (Macrodantin, Macrobid)
- Trimethoprim/sulfamethoxazole (Bactrim, Septra)
Antibiotics to treat tuberculosis
- isoniazid
- ethambutol (Myambutol)
- pyrazinamide
- rifampin (Rifadin, Rimactane)
- rifapentine (Priftin)
Conclusion
Antibiotics are to be used according to the doctor’s prescription. the misuse or overuse of this medicine may expose the bacteria to non-lethal quantities that make them resistant meaning certain antibiotics may not work for such disease. luckily for us, Nature has also given us alternative treatment which is the use of roots and herbs to tackle this bacteria even when they become antibiotic-resistant.
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