Sentences with phrase «effective against bacterial infections»

They will threaten legal action or non payment or will go to another vet if they don't get their way, despite the fact that antibiotics are only effective against bacterial infections, and not other illnesses.

Because The Center for Disease Control and Prevention estimates that more than half of all antibiotics used in this country are prescribed inappropriately, it is important to note that antibiotics are ONLY effective against bacterial infections (e.g. strep throat, some pneumonia and sinus infections) and NOT viral infections (e.g. the common cold, most coughs and the flu).

Not exact matches

With this in mind, the researchers set out to develop an effective antibacterial treatment, drawing their inspiration from naturally - occurring peroxidase enzymes that play a role in immune defence against bacterial infections.

They go on to suggest that «lowering levels of TNF may be an effective strategy in improving host defense against S. pneumoniae in older adults,» and that, «although it may be counterintuitive to limit inflammatory responses during a bacterial infection, [some existing] clinical observations and our animal model indicate that anti-bacterial strategies need to be tailored to the age of the host.»

Prof. Raymond Kaempfer, the Dr. Philip M. Marcus Professor of Molecular Biology and Cancer Research at the Institute for Medical Research Israel - Canada (IMRIC), in the Hebrew University's Faculty of Medicine, explains: «Rather than targeting the bacterial pathogens, which can then mutate to develop antibiotic resistance, host - oriented therapeutics have the advantage of remaining effective even against infections with antibiotic - resistant strains.

Physicians heavily use the many versions of beta - lactam antibiotics to fight bacterial infections, and many have been retired because they're no longer effective against the defenses bacteria have evolved in response.

And yes, some natural antibiotics are even effective against viruses too, unlike drug based antibiotics which only work for bacterial infections.

When functioning normally, your body's natural immune response is quite effective against treating bacterial and viral infections.

However, colloidal silver used via a nebulizer is reported to be extremely effective against many different types of lung infections; the colloidal silver is delivered directly to the site of the infection where bacterial counts are rapidly reduced.

Clavamox is an antibiotic for dogs and cats effective against a broad range of aerobic and anaerobic bacterial infections involving skin and soft tissue, oral tissues and urinary tract.

Bacterial resistance to doxycycline is common, and it is not usually effective against infections with Pseudomonas, Proteus, Serratia, Klebsiella, and many strains of Escherichia coli.