Controlling urinary tract infections by performing urine culture and sensitivity tests every 3 - 6 months, and using
antibiotics on a long term basis if needed.
Not exact matches
Barrett authored the bill that prohibits the investigation of any claim of medical professional misconduct
based solely
on treatment that is not universally accepted by the medical profession, such as
longer -
term antibiotic treatment for chronic Lyme disease.
However,
based on the results reported by the participants themselves, we must conclude that
long -
term use of
antibiotics does not help patients who previously had Lyme disease and continue to report unexplained, persistent symptoms.
Kristen Meyer, a science major specializing in chemistry, received the award
based on her research with fungi and how her undergraduate work will support her
long -
term commitment to biomedical research and the development of novel organic compounds including
antibiotics.
However, when we wipe out the beneficial bacteria — and they are extremely vulnerable to broad spectrum
antibiotics, to the contraceptive pill, to steroid medications prescribed
on a
long term basis, in fact to the majority of modern drugs that are used
on a repeat prescription
basis — we end up with what is called gut dysbiosis (damaged gut flora).
When taken
on a
long term basis,
antibiotic use can interfere with the production of biotin as well as being fed intravenously for an extended period.
But taking
antibiotics on a
long -
term basis — as opposed to a short course for something like a UTI — may have more of an effect
on the balance of vagina flora, she says.