How antibiotics work

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Avatar m tn What are the risks of contracting an STD? If I took antibiotics right after the encounter would anything I caught be cured? How long after the encounter would should I wait to take the antibiotics.
Avatar f tn I am halfway through with my antibiotics and would have finished a month of Doxycycline twice a day (100mg) and will take another ELISHA TEST then WESTERN BLOT test after the month is up. does this sound good enough for the antibiotics to work? any suggestions?
Avatar n tn Why do antibiotics not work with HIV / AIDS. Please be biologically specific. THANK YOU!!!!!
Avatar n tn sudden neck gland pain after dental work?
Avatar f tn Do you have mental confusion at times? How you answer these questions will help to figure out how progressed your liver disease is. Most importantly, continue to come back to this forum. There are very knowledgeable and caring people who have bee where you are and can give you excellent advice which will help alleviate your fears. Wishing you the best and know that we are all here to support you.
1200653 tn?1281586215 to my knowledge antibiotics will not effect the test.
Avatar n tn Hi. I have a 16 year old son who was diagnosed with Lymes the end of January 09. I'm not really sure of levels, but his antibodies were 2.32 and he had 5 bars on the western block show a positve reaction. The doctor said he must have been bitten a while ago and was left untreated. (Untreated because we had no idea he was even bit and original symptoms were not that bad.) He was put on 100mg of Doxy for 30 days. Four weeks later he was put on 200mg of Doxy.
1547140 tn?1293721833 what if clamdia what is the best antibiotics?tnx..
9771234 tn?1405793808 Most antibiotics are safe during pregnancy. If you told your primary Dr that you were pregnant they would've chosen meds safe for you. I've been on them twice so far and I'm almost 29 weeks and baby is great.
1137980 tn?1281285446 I hope you feel better soon. How painful this must be. I had to take antibiotics before dental work after my hip transplants. I see nothing wrong with taking them all the time before the dentist with the amount of bacteria in the mouth. I still ask my primary for antibiotics before the dentist. Sure doesn't hurt anything. Better safe than sorry. Good luck!!!
Avatar n tn Your doctor is aware of your pregnancy and some antibiotics are perfectly safe during pregnancy. Best to work with your doctor and follow their guidance. Wishing you a quick recovery and easy rest of your pregnancy.
Avatar f tn My EP said the thinking used to be that the dental work would introduce bacteria into the bloodstream that could come to rest on a floppy valve and cause more problems. I've taken antibiotics most of my life for dental work because of a slight mitral valve regurge. According to the EP, recent studies show that the same amount of bacteria is in the bloodstream after a meal. Antibiotics also interfere with Warfarin, or perhaps Vitamin K, if memory serves.
Avatar n tn If antibiotics does not work in 3 days, it's probably bacause the bacteria are resistent to antibiotics. You may need to swithch to another antibiotics.However, elimination of the source of infection is essential, which consists of endodontic treament or surgical procedure.
Avatar f tn Nt eating so Im fighting severe weakness as I can hardly get up frm bed nd am due bk work 2moro. Any idea, how do I can manage this without disgracing myself at work? I really need 2 get bk to work bt am afraid I may just pass out if am nt careful.
Avatar f tn Well how much are you suppose to ta k e at a time. You should have directions of any antibiotics to tell you how to take them and when and how much.
Avatar f tn m 17 weeks pregnant and got a bladder infection, I am the worst person for not being able to take tablets. They have gave me antibiotics that are only the size of capsule paracetamol but I am still struggling to take them..I don't know why just can't seem to swallow them..is there anything else I can do or the nurses can do to help me?
Avatar f tn Everything but doxy works for me. Not sure why minocycline worked but not doxy. It's crazy how expensive they have all become, good thing illins work on me. To me a herx feels awesome - better to feel them leaving versus coming. Nasty little sh??/?/?s. I try and visualize them leaving my body!
Avatar n tn why do you think your kitties need antibiotics? what strength are they and how much do the kitties weigh? you do know that using an antibiotic on cats can be dangerous...you have to be very sure there is an actual infection, than the culture needs to show what antib will work for that strain.
Avatar f tn I am hoping that I do not have to take them at all during this pregnancy as with my 8 year old I had to take them in 3rd trimester due to kidney infection and just recently my daughter had a water infection, two different antibiotics did not work for her, luckily the third cleared it up, I am worried my daughter has become immune to certain antibiotics due to me taking them in my pregnancy, it might not be that but it did put me off but it f you need them then there is nothing you can do