As a medical doctor, I have commonly treated sinusitis for 14 days, and given a refill to boot. In some cavities in the body, such as the sinuses, antibiotics take longer to make their way to the source of infection. Another example of routine prolonged therapy would be that for Lyme Disease. Shorter courses only tend to make the bacteria more resistant, because the harder-to-kill bacteria are the ones that remain to multiply. Giving a 10 day course of therapy for Lyme Disease is malpractice. I won't comment on mycoplasma in the uterus, since we have an ob-gyn on the list -- she can fill us in when she gets a chance.
By the way, it makes no difference that Zithromax only has to be administered for five days (3 in dogs). The antibiotic is present in the body for a longer time, the ultimate effect is the same. Leanne ----- Original Message ----- From: Myra Savant <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, December 20, 2001 10:42 AM Subject: Re: [CKCS-L] Responses to stud dog survey > Well, actually, being a human Registered Nurse, I'll stick by my original > statement. I have administered antibiotics of many kinds, for many > situations, for many, many years. But I do not know of one whose dosage is > regularly administered for 14 days. Ten, yes. Seven yes. Five yes, and on > some occasions three daily injectables. There may be occasions where one > would routinely be prescribed for 14 days, but I don't know of any off hand. > IV antibiotics run the gamut, but I am assuming we are still talking PO > meds here. The ideal would be to prescribe an antibiotic that doesn't > require a 14 days administration, and there are such antibiotics now > available. Myra Savant > > > >From: Claudia Jones <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >Reply-To: The Cavalier King Charles Spaniel List > ><[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >Subject: Re: [CKCS-L] Responses to stud dog survey > >Date: Thu, 20 Dec 2001 06:46:34 EST > > > >In a message dated 12/19/01 9:19:47 PM Eastern Standard Time, > >[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > > > > > > > . I don't > > > know of, and have never administered an antibiotic that routinely > >required > > > dosing for 14 days. > > > >all are administered for 10-14 days when there is a problem of any sort. > >even human doctors prescribe this. taking a dose for a shorter period of > >time will only mask symptoms, not cure them ========================================================= "Magic Commands": to stop receiving mail for awhile, click here and send the email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?body=SET%20CKCS-L%20NOMAIL to start it up gain click here: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?body=SET%20CKCS-L%20MAIL E-mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] for assistance. Search the Archives... http://apple.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ckcs-l.html All e-mail sent through CKCS-L is Copyright 1999 by its original author.
