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Thursday, May 28, 2009

Treatment of Asthma with Antibiotics

Among diseases of the bronchial tubes, the most widespread is the following: bronchitis is a sharp or chronic inflammation related to the mucous membrane of the bronchial tubes having a bacterial nature.

In spite of the fact that in many cases the primary reason of bronchitis is a virus infection. The further development of illness is determined by bonding bacterial infections. Symptoms of bacterial bronchitis appear on the 3-4th day of the disease: deterioration of the general condition in the patient, occurrence of plentiful purulent begma, rise in temperature. In such cases it is desirable to hold the treatment with antibiotics for prevention of complications and transition of disease to the chronic form.

Chronic obstructive bronchitis or COB is the most widespread form of the bronchial tubes disease in adults. The bacterial infection plays an important role in development of the illnesses as chronic bacterial inflammation promotes gradual narrowing the gleam of the bronchial tubes and replacement of tissues in the lungs by connective tissues. All cases of chronic obstructive bronchitis require carrying out of the treatment with antibiotics. More often antibiotics from the group of semisynthetics and cephalosporins are used.

Bronchial asthma is revealed by occurrence of periodic asthmatic attacks and chronic cough. The role of the infectious factor in the development of bronchial asthma is great in case of the infectious-allergic asthma in adults: chronic bacterial infection promotes the establishment of increased responsiveness of the bronchial tubes. For this reason, the course of treatment with antibiotics is an integral part of the asthma complex treatment. For avoidance of asthma aggravations during the treatment, antibiotics are used.

Ceclor (Cefaclor) is a semisynthetic cephalosporin antibiotic which is used for the treatment of the variety of infections, related to ear, nose, throat, respiratory tract, urinary tract, and skin infections

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