Sentences with phrase «because secondary bacterial»

Antibiotics will not cure the parvo virus, but they may be prescribed because secondary bacterial infections often set in while the puppy's immune system is compromised.

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Because of the rupture of the intestinal crypts, bacteria that should otherwise be confined to the intestinal tract find their way into the bloodstream causing massive secondary bacterial infection, further overwhelming the dog's immune system.

Because FHV - 1 can induce tissue injury directly as a result of viral cytolysis or indirectly through immunopathologic processes mediated by inflammatory cells, treatment of FHV - 1 keratoconjunctivitis involves: 1) prevention of viral replication; 2) immunomodulation; and, 3) prevention of secondary bacterial infection.

Personally, I don't jump to antibiotics to treat URIs because they are viral in origin, and antibiotics only help if there's a secondary bacterial infection (antibiotics don't work for viruses).

Second, death often occurs because of a secondary bacterial infection called septicemia.

If your cat develops a secondary bacterial skin infection (pyoderma) because of the scratching, antibiotics may also be necessary.

Secondary bacterial infection is common with BPH because the normal antibacterial secretions from the prostate are diminished and red blood cells provide food for the organisms.

It's only when a dog has secondary problems like pneumonia will we administer antibiotics because by then it is usually a bacterial infection.»