Antibiotics for flu and cold

Many of the doctors who attended the pairs in the Institute and have a great experience, you know that antibiotics do not help the flu. Despite this, quite often in the diagnosis of the flu, doctors prescribe it with an antibiotic. Quite often antibiotics flu prescribed as a prophylaxis in order to eliminate the likelihood of complications. Consider all the specifics of how antibiotics affect the flu and colds on the body and if they can be effective treatment.

The nature of the origin of the disease

In order to deal with the peculiarities of the effects of this type of drugs on the body should consider the nature of the origin of the disease. Antibiotics are designed to deal exclusively with bacteria and cause flu becomes a virus. That is why the treatment of influenza antibiotics do not bring proper results.

Bacteria – micro-organisms, often single celled, which have more simple structure in comparison with the cells of vegetable and animal origin. In turn, the virus presents alloy of RNA and DNA, which can occur inside living cells. The process of introduction of the virus in the cells of the body is called infection.

The above information determines what bacteria and virus are different in nature of origin. Antibiotics from SARS and virus flu do not have the desired effect for the reason that have an impact only on bacteria, and viruses are practically immune to this group of drugs.

Self-administration of antibiotics

Quite often, cases begin to conduct their own antibiotics and not go to the doctor. This is because when you contact the clinic, you can lose a lot of time and the result will justify the wait.

The current view that antibiotics can reduce the manifestation of symptoms of influenza and to help in the treatment mistakenly. However, almost every pharmacy you can find various range of antibiotics exposure in free access. If you take antibiotics in the development of influenza can hurt yourself more than help. That is why in many countries it is prohibited to freely implement antibiotics.

Recently, in Russia and in other CIS countries, antibiotics in many pharmacies began to produce solely according to the recipes. This point determines a significant reduction in the likelihood that the patient will be able to hurt yourself in your own treatment by use of antibiotics.

Why therapist and the pediatrician prescribes antibiotics during the influenza and acute symptoms of SARS?

According to the results of the research, in 90% of cases the flu is of viral origin, i.e. antibiotics have no value. Why, despite this, the pediatrician or therapist assigns to their use in the event of a diagnosis of the considered diseases?

The pediatrician holds the appointment of good antibiotics intended for children, in order to exclude the likelihood of complications. As shown in practice, the risk of complications is very high, and therefore should eliminate the possibility of the development of the virus in the body. That is why quite often, the flu and high quality antibiotics are associated with each other.

Adults have stronger immune system that determines significantly reducing the risk of complications. However, many people do not comply with bed rest, do not change your schedule, attend work and public places. Note that the virus can severely weaken the body, causing a bacterial infection. Personalized then and adults develop complications, which may cause failure of internal organs and the development of other chronic diseases. So antibiotics are in the development of influenza and SARS in as a preventive measure prescribe and adults. Remember that all antibiotics are different: some are efficient and have virtually no side effects, taking other can cause destruction of certain systems or organs, the development of chronic diseases.

Recommendation of antibiotics based on the results of the tests

To the antibiotic prescribed had due effect on the body, should be determining the type of the causative agent. As previously noted, in 90% of cases the flu is caused by a virus, against which the drugs are not effective. However, there is a likelihood that the bacterium was the cause of the disease and antibiotics for influenza in this caserecommended.

Failure to conduct research to determine the type of the pathogen is not carried out often for the following reasons:

• Make sputum or urine is possible to determine the type of pathogen, but it's pretty expensive, and the free clinics tend to save it. In private clinics if you wish to make such a study.
• With the development of angina this kind of study must carry out in order to exclude the possibility of diphtheria. The sample is collected by a smear of the throat, after that is checked on a stick Lefler.
• Quite often the screening by planting to determine the type of pathogen do in-patient treatment, as the information obtained allows to accelerate the treatment process, what interested the hospital where the free treatment.

There are few signs that can indicate a bacterial origin of the disease. An example is the delivery of conventional tests. The clinical change indices, for example, rise in ESR, the doctor may assume that the cause of manifestation of the disease is a bacterial infection. Also can substantially increase the white blood cells. In this case, the most commonly prescribed antibiotics for influenza and ARI, as they effectively fight bacterial pathogen.

Independent determination of the development of complications

If the treatment takes place without antibiotics, a viral pathogen may cause a significant lowering of the immune system, which can start to develop bacteria, which will lead to complications. Which antibiotics are most suitable to reduce the probability of development of complications – just say only the doctor based on the manifested clinical symptoms. Quite often, especially if the patient visits a doctor, the disease leads to complications, manifesting specific symptoms. An example can be called:

• Changes the color of the secretions from the nose, throat, ear or eye. In the normal course of the disease they are transparent, but the complication there is a possibility of turbidity of the composition, the color changes to yellow or green.
• If the infection causes complications, it is quite often strongly temperature rises to critical values. The effectiveness of conventional drugs that can relieve fever, significantly reduced help only antibiotics.
• Bacterial contamination also influence the composition and color of urine. As a rule, it becomes dark and turbid, the precipitate stands out.
• With the defeat of the bacteria of the digestive system in the stool may appear blood, mucus.
• There is a General deterioration of the patient, which is manifested by increased cough, purulent discharge, pain in the sternum during respiration.
• There is a risk of pain in the ear. With the development of otitis media with ear may lead to a selection. It is worth considering that if you notice such symptom should consult a doctor.

It should be noted that not always the patient can determine the deterioration of his condition, if it don't show a significant increase in temperature. It is therefore recommended to visit a doctor in the development of SARS or influenza, as an acute type of the disease can lead to quite serious consequences.

How to determine the right antibiotic?

Despite the fact that recently the group of drugs were freely available, some antibiotics can worsen the condition, not improve it. This is due to the fact that a certain part of drugs has a General effect on the body, others only on certain bacteria. The human microflora is also the useful bacteria that create competition that may harm the body even at insignificant concentrations. Also the beneficial bacteria that are constantly present in the body at high concentration can harm the health. If the antibiotic will decrease the concentration of beneficial bacteria, the virus will spread faster, and instead of beneficial bacteria appears dangerous or increase the concentration of natural. That is why the choice of the considered drug is carried out according to the following criteria:

• Localization complications. Bacteria can affect various organs and systems of the body. Therefore it is quite important to hold the correct choice of type of antibiotic for effective treatment.
• Age. It is important to understand that antibiotics that are suitable adult can be prohibited to children. That is why if complications develop in a child, be sure to visit the pediatrician. Self-selection of antibiotics to children is strictly prohibited. Also take into account the age of an adult. In old age prescribe some medications average – other.
• History is the main reason why you should consult a doctor. All quality products are created for specific symptoms of the disease. That's why the doctor should conduct a medical history, and on the basis of the results, choose the most suitable drug.
• Individual tolerability. Substance use, in rare cases, can cause allergic reactions. This information is indicated in the medical card of the patient. There is also the likelihood of such reactions to a new drug immediately afterof deterioration, you should seek medical attention.

The above recommendations allow you to pick the drug from diseases that are transmitted respiratory and other ways. It is worth considering that quality and effective antibiotics will not be cheap.