As is known, the intestine is the habitat of various bacteria. Some of them are very useful for maintaining human health and immunity, while others are pathogenic microorganisms and can cause dangerous diseases and putrefactive processes. Staphylococcus aureus in the intestine with the active multiplication of its colonies secretes harmful enterotoxins, which provoke severe conditions, such as intoxication and various kinds of inflammation.
Staphylococcus aureus in the intestines - symptoms
Usually, the incubation period after infection with the type of bacterium considered is no more than 24 hours, therefore the first signs can appear only after 5-6 hours.
ЗStaphylococcus aureus in the intestine has the following symptoms:
- a digestive disorder, expressed by a liquid stool, while urinating in the toilet is very frequent (up to 10 times a day), and the consistency of the outgoing masses is watery with impurities of mucus or even blood;
- cutting intense pain in the epigastric region and in the lower abdomen;
- nausea, severe vomiting;
- noticeable intertrigo;
- increase in body temperature to low values;
- weakened body, fatigue.
Treatment of Staphylococcus aureus in the intestine
It should be noted that for mild forms of the disease, it is not subject to special therapy, since immunity is able to cope with it independently. The fact is that Staphylococcus aureus in the intestine is the norm, if its amount does not exceed 10 to 4 degrees of microorganisms in the field of vision. With a slight increase in this indicator, medical measures are considered impractical.
In other cases, with a high concentration of bacteria, as well as their active reproduction, treatment with antibiotics, special bacteriophages, probiotics and prebiotics is indicated. Therapy is aimed at stopping colonization of the intestinal lumen by pathogenic microorganisms, as well as correction of the microflora balance.
Staphylococcus aureus - antibiotic treatment
There are still heated debates in the medical community, is there a notion of dysbacteriosis and whether antibiotics against Staphylococcus aureus are justified as an effective method of therapy. Nevertheless, a more effective remedy against this pathology has not yet been found. A significant drawback is that antibacterial drugs eliminate not only the pathogenic flora, but also beneficial microorganisms, breaking the balance.
First of all, when developing the treatment regimen, the staphylococcus aureus found in laboratory studies is checked for sensitivity to antibiotics. This is necessary because the considered type of bacteria eventually develops resistance to medicines, after which it becomes much more difficult to eliminate it. Then, according to the result of the analysis, the most effective drug is applied for at least 7-10 days.
This is what antibiotics are used for Staphylococcus aureus:
- semisynthetic penicillins, for example, metacilin;
- cephalosporins 1 and 2 generations (cefuroxime, cefoxitin);
- linezolid;
- vancomycin;
- biseptol;
- fuzidine;
- azithromycin.
In any case, simultaneously with the use of antibiotics should be carried out therapy to restore normal intestinal microflora. Therefore, long courses of prebiotics and probiotics are prescribed, and strict adherence to a special diet is recommended.
At the moment, most gastroenterologists try to use antibiotics only in extreme cases. Instead, bacteriophages stop the growth of colonies of Staphylococcus aureus and support the proliferation of beneficial microorganisms.