what effect would the presence of tetracycline in the body have on penicillin therapy?
363823
A combination of a broad spectum antibiotic and a gram + antibiotic. A good effect for a heavily infected individual especially with the presence of gram+ and gram- bacteria but for prolong use, will alter the intestinal flora, destroying all the friendly bacteria, causing poor absorption of water and minerals, loss of vitamins like K,B complex,etc.and diarrhea. It is better to identify the pathogenic bacteria and destroy it with a rightfully effective antibiotic. Less expense, less complications and surely effective.
320806
Usually penicillin will knock out an abscess and protect you from rheumatic fever....I agree with the first answer you got though....check with your doctor if symptoms persist. This really isn't something you want to fool around with...not only is it uncomfortable to have, it can affect your heart if left untreated correctly.\nHope you feel better soon!
970658
Doxycycline is a wonderfully useful broad-spectrum tetracycline antibiotic. Since you got it from your dermatologist, I would assume that you have an acne or other skin problem. All tetracycline drugs accumulate in skin and bone tissues, so they are very beneficial and useful for infections of those regions.\n\nIt is safe to use and works great. If you are a female, however, make certain that you are not pregnant. Pregnancy would be a major contraindication for using any member of this drug family.\n\nFor additional information, you can go to WebMD.
614852
Nice question.\n\nSo far, Evidence Based Medicine (Cochrane Library) show us "current evidence is limited but supports the use of penicillin or amoxicillin for 7 to 14 days"  NOT significative differences where founded with others antibiotics.\n\nAlso we some interesting "Antibiotics can help relieve uncomplicated sinus infections, but they do not make a major difference on clinical cures"\n\nThis is well kn owed a few years ago.\n\nYour answer, the first choice, IF WE DECIDE to use an antibiotic, must be Amoxicillin, for 7 days (the recent publications show 10 days is unnecessary).\n\nSomething more interesting, we used, a few years ago (some people still use it) DECONGESTANT, is well documented now, that kind of drugs PROLONG the sinusitis.  The same happen, probably with ANTIHISTAMINE drugs.\n\nRegards.\n\nDr Ajedrez
81971
penicillin, any of a group of chemically similar substances obtained from molds of the genus Penicillium that were the first antibiotic agents to be used successfully in the treatment of bacterial infections in humans. The antagonistic effect of penicillin on bacteria was first observed by the Scottish biologist Sir Alexander Fleming in 1928. Although he recognized the therapeutic potential of penicillin, it was not until 1941 that a group of biologists working in England, including Oxford's Sir H. W. Florey and E. B. Chain, purified the substance and established its effectiveness against infectious organisms and its lack of toxicity to humans. The first successful treatment of a patient with penicillin occurred in New Haven, Conn., in 1942. Despite the development of hundreds of different antibiotics in recent decades, penicillin remains important in antibiotic therapy.
76172
Nothing!!! Get some antibiotics now!!!!
1038519
Go to the doctor. They will give you a shot of penicillin.
163843
Doxycycline is an antibiotic from a class of antibiotics called tetracyclines.  It works by keeping bacteria from making the proteins they need to divide and invade your body (by inhibiting the 50S ribosome).  It is used to treat certain infections ranging from acne to bronchitis to tick-borne illnesses like Lyme disease.  It has a number of important side effects, including photosensitivity (which means you may sunburn very easily - so be sure to cover up or wear sunblock!).\n\nHope this helps!
639327
1) They can decrease your liver and kidney function over prolonged periods of use\n2) As susceptible bacteria are killed off & the resistant ones survive, the resistant strains will divide & multiply. Hence the population of resistant bacteria will increase. (the chance of this is greatly increased by not completing a course of antibiotics & by adding low doses to animal feed as growth promotants)\n3) World-wide overuse of many antibiotics can and has led to increased multi-resistant strains which are hard to treat (eg. MRSA & VRE)\n4) Ultimately can lead to treatment failure (ie. no more antibiotics left to use that will treat some infections)
661160
i take doxycycline and if i take it without eating i get a stomach ache. doxycycline also helps at getting rid of acne.
923477
erythromycin?  A common antibiotic.
371087
absolutely not, it will not affect it whatsoever. \n\n  keep taking your antibiotics until they are all gone, dental work or not :)_.
652538
penicillin, morphine, codeine, insulin
207586
There are plenty of reasons for being cautious about alcohol, but taking penicillin isn't one of them. In fact, it's OK to drink alcohol with nearly all antibiotics, though just a few might make you nauseous.\n\nAlcohol won't interact with penicillin, but it will decrease the effectiveness of the antibiotic, and make healing time longer and the chance to spread whatever you have may increase.
185435
First of all, the only time you should be concern with tetracycline or minocycline (a tetracycline derivative) is if you are at the age where your teeth are still developing, I personally take minocylcine myself for acne but haven't had that problem since I started taking it when I was 18 years old.  Usually, the recommended age that you can start going on tetracycline or tetracycline related antibiotics is around 12-14 years old since your second molars should have come in around this time already.  Teeth are only affected by the antibiotics when they are in the development stage and is still mineralizing.  Tetracycline or Minocycline cause staining by being incorporated into your teeth while it's mineralizing and thus alter the chemical structure of your enamel and dentin (the two main structures in your teeth).
726223
Possibly the antibiotic had the effect you describe. You should get in to see an OB/GYN. They can advise you on the cause and all/if any treatment.
583026
Doxycycline is NOT an infection but an ANTIBIOTIC. It's used against a number of bacteria types. Never self medicate an antibiotic. This kind in particular may have nasty secondary effects. Make sure your boyfriend is under proper medical care.