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Antibiotics - Therapeutic Spectrum and Limitations
Antibiotics: Therapeutic Spectrum and Limitations provides up-to-date information on managing microbial infections, the development and types of antibiotics, the rationale for utilizing antibiotics, toxicity considerations, and the control of antibiotic resistance in one single resource.This book also aims to provide comprehensive insights and current trends on antibiotic therapies to treat microbial infections, their mechanisms of action, and the role of modern drug delivery in improving their efficacy.Written by leading experts from around the globe, the chapters in the book covers important aspects of microbial infections including hospital acquired infections and community acquired infections and adult sepsis, examines the various types of antibiotics with different mechanisms and therapeutic uses, the global challenge of antibiotic resistance, and clinical trials, regulatory considerations, and market overview of antibiotics.Furthermore, the chapters include updated literature reviews of the relevant key topics, high-quality illustrations, chemical structures, flowcharts, and well-organized tables, all of which enable better understanding by the readers.
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Optibac For Those On Antibiotics
What is Optibac For Those on Antibiotics? Optibac For Those On Antibiotics is a tried and tested formala of gut friendly bacteria that can be taken alongside short course antibiotics to help protect your delicate gut biome. Antibiotics can harm some of the delicate live cultures leading to digestive problems inlcuding diarrhoea and constipation. Optibac For Those On Antibiotics helps prevent these nasty side effects. Taking live cultures is recommended whilst taking antibiotics providing it's from a trusted and well researched brand such as Optibac. When Should I Take Optibac For Those On Antibiotics? Optibac For Those On Antibiotics should be taken with breakfast, when stomach acidity is closer to neutral. You don't need to take at a different time of day to your antibiotic either, as the antibiotics will not harm the friendly probiotics. If you are taking Optibac Every Day Extra, it is recommended you take this 1-2 hours AFTER your antibiotic as this can destroy one of the delicate bacteria contained in this supplement. Can My Child Take Optibac For Those On Antibiotics? Optibac For Those On Antibiotics can be used by children aged 4 onwards. The capsule can be broken and the contents mixed with a cool drink or cold meal. Younger children, from birth-3 years, can take the Babies & Children Drops. Other information Vegetarian Vegan No dairy Gluten free Yeast free Suitable during pregnancy Suitable during breastfeeding GMO free Free from artificial flavourings, colourings and preservatives No chemicals or parabens Sugar free
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Antibiotics and Their Mechanisms of Action
“Antibiotics and their mechanisms of action” provides a deep and lucid understanding of the mechanisms of action of various antibiotics.The experiments followed to decipher the mechanisms have been explained in great depth, which is a novelty in this textbook. Most undergraduate textbooks on antibiotics place emphasis on their use from the clinician’s perspective.Taking penicillin as an example, typical textbooks discuss its discovery, penicillin’s ß-lactam derivatives, routes of administration, the diseases and pathogens treated withß-lactam antibiotics, side effects, and finally the mechanisms of resistance that have evolved against penicillin.No description of how its mechanism of action was deciphered is ever provided.This textbook describes how simple experiments using protoplasts, covalent affinity chromatography, SYPRO Orange binding assays, and X-ray crystallography have all been used to elucidate the mechanism of action of penicillin.Like this, the complicated mechanisms of action of different antibiotics have been presented in simple terms with the help of original illustrations.Chapters 8-10 cover the mechanisms of action of anti-ribosomal antibiotics (tetracycline, streptomycin, chloramphenicol).Elucidating the mechanisms of action for these antibiotics requires complex experiments such as ex vivo transcription via a cell-free ribosomal reaction mixture, photolabelling experiments, and sucrose density gradient centrifugation of radiolabelled translation reactants and products.These experiments are conveyed to the reader in the simplest possible language and with easily understandable, appealing illustrations.Finally, the reader is challenged at the end of every chapter with original questions, testing whether hecan apply the concepts he learned in the preceding chapter to research-level problems. This book is written primarily for undergraduate students in microbiology or biotechnology courses to help them develop a simplistic yet comprehensive understanding of the mechanisms underlying antibiotics action.It is believed that this book will prepare the students for PhD level research.
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Antibiotics : What Everyone Needs to Know®
A STIRRING EXAMINATION OF A LOOMING CRISIS Virtually everyone has taken antibiotics.They can be lifesavers -- or they can be useless. But what are they? How are they used? And what happens as the effectiveness of antibiotics begins to decline?Antibiotics: What Everyone Needs to Know® examines the personal and societal implications of our planet's most important -- and arguably most overused -- medications.In a question-and-answer format, it unpacks the most complicated aspects of this issue, including:· How antibiotics are used (and overused) in humans, plants, and livestock· The consequences to date, and the potential crisis ahead, as overuse of existing antibiotics breeds new resistance in bacteria· How the globalized world enables antibiotic resistance more quickly· Collateral damage, individually and societally, of antibiotic use· The difficult decisions ahead related to medical care and the food systemGrounded in the latest scientific research and translated for general readers, Antibiotics: What Everyone Needs to Know® offers a clear-eyed overview of where we are, and what the future holds, as antibiotics lose their might.
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Hypersensitivity to antibiotics?
Hypersensitivity to antibiotics refers to an exaggerated immune response to certain antibiotics, leading to allergic reactions such as rashes, itching, swelling, or in severe cases, anaphylaxis. This can occur with any type of antibiotic, but some are more commonly associated with hypersensitivity reactions, such as penicillin and sulfa drugs. It is important for individuals with known hypersensitivity to antibiotics to inform their healthcare providers, so that alternative medications can be prescribed to avoid potential allergic reactions.
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What are antibiotics?
Antibiotics are medications used to treat bacterial infections by either killing the bacteria or stopping their growth. They are only effective against bacterial infections and do not work on viral infections like the common cold or flu. It is important to use antibiotics only as prescribed by a healthcare professional to avoid antibiotic resistance and ensure their effectiveness in the future.
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Don't antibiotics help?
Antibiotics are effective in treating bacterial infections, but they are not effective against viral infections like the common cold or flu. Overuse or misuse of antibiotics can lead to antibiotic resistance, making them less effective in the long run. It is important to use antibiotics only when prescribed by a healthcare professional and to complete the full course of treatment to ensure the infection is properly eradicated.
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What do antibiotics eat?
Antibiotics do not eat anything as they are not living organisms. Instead, antibiotics work by targeting and killing bacteria or inhibiting their growth. They do this by interfering with the bacteria's ability to function or reproduce, ultimately leading to their destruction. Antibiotics are designed to specifically target bacteria and do not have any nutritional requirements themselves.
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Cold War Resistance : The International Struggle over Antibiotics
In June 1941 a pair of British scientists boarded a plane for America with World War II raging all around them.They carried a precious commodity—penicillin—and the knowledge that it would change history.Once the U.S. government had been debriefed, the Office of Science Research and Development, in conjunction with British counterparts, assumed control, and penicillin became a top-secret matter of national security, second in importance only to the atomic bomb. In Cold War Resistance Marc Landas uncovers the dark history behind the discovery, production, and distribution of penicillin and other antibiotics.In 1949 the United States embargoed any material deemed of “strategic importance,” including antibiotics, from going to Communist countries, effectively shutting off the Soviet Union from a modern medical miracle.The Soviets responded by creating satellite antibiotic factories in Warsaw Pact countries that produced subpar antibiotics, which soon led to antibiotic resistance. Today, the number of effective antibiotics available is dwindling, and the state of antibiotic resistance is worsening.The Cold War played a critical role in fostering this resistance, as Landas argues in this pathbreaking history of the international struggle over antibiotics.
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Degradation of Antibiotics and Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria From Various Sources
The excessive use of antibiotics has given rise to an increase in microbial resistance, threatening our ability to treat infectious diseases.The growth in resistance to antimicrobials and antibiotics threatens to reverse almost a century of medical progress. urgent action plans to tackle the crisis of Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) and multi-resistant bacteria are needed. It is a major research task to find effective ways to reduce the release and degradation of antibiotics and ARBs to the environment.Degradations of Antibiotics and Antibiotic Resistance Bacteria from various sources addresses various issues related the generations and degradations, eliminations of antibiotics and antibiotics resistance bacteria. Degradations of Antibiotics and Antibiotic Resistance Bacteria from various sources contains both practical and theoretical latest and broad aspects of antibiotics and antibiotics resistance bacteria management through the various recent methods.Various factors which are responsible for the efficient degradations are highlighted in the Degradations of Antibiotics and Antibiotic Resistance Bacteria from various sources as separate chapters.Socioeconomic and policies on the ARBs are also discussed.
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The Living Medicine : How phages will save us when antibiotics fail
The fascinating and dramatic story of a forgotten, life-saving cure to conquer deadly bacterial infections - bacteriophages - and the remarkable scientists behind themWhen antibiotics started to fail the race to save humanity from deadly antibiotic resistant infections began.Science journalist Lina Zeldovich reveals the remarkable history of bacteriophages or 'phages', through the colourful lives of the British, French, Soviet and American scientists who discovered, developed and are now reviving this unique living medicine for seemingly incurable diseases. Starting with the original discovery of bacteriophages, or 'phages', in 1917, Zeldovich reveals how they were all but forgotten as antibiotics rose to medical stardom in the West and Stalin purged leading scientists behind them in the former Soviet Union.It was only when patients started dying from antibiotic resistant infections that those scientists who fled the former Soviet Union realised their unique knowledge of phages presented a safe and effective solution for the future of humanity.Today new work has begun to develop this cure to safeguard our future. Eye-opening, gripping and impeccably researched, The Living Medicine is a remarkable portrayal of how curiosity, bravery and collaboration seeded one of the most important scientific discoveries of our time.
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No hunger from antibiotics?
Antibiotics do not directly cause hunger, but they can sometimes affect the gut microbiome, leading to changes in appetite and digestion. Some people may experience gastrointestinal side effects from antibiotics, such as nausea or diarrhea, which can impact their appetite. It is important to follow the prescribed dosage and duration of antibiotics to minimize any potential side effects on appetite and overall health.
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Can antibiotics affect pregnancy?
Yes, antibiotics can affect pregnancy. Some antibiotics have been associated with an increased risk of birth defects when taken during pregnancy. It is important for pregnant women to consult with their healthcare provider before taking any antibiotics to ensure that they are safe for both the mother and the developing baby. Additionally, some antibiotics can interfere with the effectiveness of birth control, potentially leading to unintended pregnancy. Therefore, it is important for women to discuss their antibiotic use with their healthcare provider if they are also using contraception.
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When should antibiotics alleviate symptoms?
Antibiotics should alleviate symptoms of a bacterial infection within a few days of starting the medication. If the infection is responding to the antibiotics, the patient should start to feel better and see a reduction in symptoms such as fever, pain, and inflammation. If there is no improvement after a few days of taking antibiotics, it is important to consult a healthcare professional to determine if a different treatment is needed. It is also important to complete the full course of antibiotics as prescribed, even if symptoms improve, to ensure the infection is fully eradicated.
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When should antibiotics relieve symptoms?
Antibiotics should start relieving symptoms within 1-3 days of starting the medication. If symptoms do not improve or worsen after this time frame, it is important to consult a healthcare provider for further evaluation. It is crucial to complete the full course of antibiotics as prescribed by a healthcare provider, even if symptoms improve before finishing the medication, to ensure the infection is fully treated and prevent antibiotic resistance.
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