Instruction: Staphylococcus bacteriophage

At the end of the twentieth, at the beginning of the twenty-first century, a new surprising tool appeared in medicine to combat bacterial agents based on viral particles - bacteriophage. The use of drugs of this group for therapeutic and preventive purposes demonstrated their high effectiveness in clinical trials. In this article, I would like to talk about the most common bacterial staphylococcus today.

About some features of the application (appointment), as well as dosing regimens, says the instruction. Bacteriophage staphylococcus is prescribed as a drug for the treatment of any diseases of staphylococcal etiology. Among the latter: diseases of the nose, ear, throat, respiratory tract, surgical infections , urogenital and enteral.

It is worth noting that the bacteriophage is not used as the main drug, but is only an addition to the complex therapy with antibacterial drugs, the instruction also mentions this. Bacteriophage staphylococcus is also used as a means of preventing bacterial infections of the corresponding etiology. This pharmaceutical product is produced as a liquid in vials of 20 milliliters and in bottles of 100 milliliters.

There is a bacteriophage staphylococcus in tablets, but its effectiveness is somewhat lower than that of drugs in liquid form. It should be noted that monotherapy (that is, treatment exclusively with a bacteriophage without the use of other antibacterial agents) can be used if the patient has an intolerance to the antibiotic or the resistance of the given strain of microorganism to the latter.

The instruction tells about all the ways of using the medication. A bacteriophage staphylococcus can both be applied topically (irrigation, instillation, washing, appliques, etc.), and be administered orally (through the mouth or rectum). The method of application of the medicinal product is determined primarily by the localization of the focus of infection.

The most effective use of the drug directly at the location of the infectious focus, as evidenced by the instruction. Staphylococcus a bacteriophage can be administered at various dosages. It is clear that the appointment of a medicinal product is made taking into account the specific features of the infectious process in each specific case. So, with abscessed processes, the drug is injected directly into the cavity of the focus after carrying out the PCO (or purging it of purulent contents).

For external use (lotions and irrigation), the dose of the drug is used up to 200 milliliters. For the introduction into the cavity (for example, the pleural cavity) 100 milliliters of the drug are prescribed. For instillations and washing, 2-10 milliliters of bacteriophage solution are used.

The tablet form of the drug is used for dysbacteriosis and enteral infections of staphylococcal etiology. This medication is also used for urethritis and cystitis (3 times a day).

A distinctive feature of bacteriophages in comparison with other drugs is the complete absence of contraindications to the use and adverse reactions. This characteristic of the drug is often the determining factor in the appointment of treatment.

Another name for the highly effective pharmaceutical product described by us is "Staphylococcus pyobacteriophage".

Thus, the bacteriophage-based drug used today has proven itself in the fight against bacterial agents. Unlike antibiotics, resistance to bacteriophages practically does not develop.