antibiotic treatment
Bacterial illness cure
Antibiotic treatment is the use of antibiotics to combat bacterial infections in the body.
The term encompasses both the medication itself and the regimen of taking it—typically a course lasting several days to weeks.
The doctor prescribed antibiotic treatment for her strep throat.
Completing the full course of antibiotic treatment is important even after symptoms improve, as stopping early can allow resistant bacteria to survive and multiply.
- bacterial infectionIllness from harmful microorganisms
- penicillinFungus-derived infection fighter
- tetracyclineBroad-spectrum bacterial treatment
- overprescriptionExcessive medication ordering
- pneumoniaInfected, inflamed lung tissue
bactericidal · urinary tract infection · doctor's orders · bacteriostatic · tuberculosis · strep throat · ear infection · drug interactions · pharmacokinetics · cephalosporin · broad spectrum · Lyme disease · superbugs · sepsis · dose · pills · IV drip · gut
- leptospirosisspirochete, Weil's disease, doxycycline, penicillin, contaminated water
- Lyme diseaseLyme disease, tick bite, deer tick, bullseye rash, spirochete
- mastitis
- dental emergenciestoothache, dental pain, broken tooth, chipped tooth, cracked tooth
- Plaguebubonic plague, pneumonic plague, Black Death, Yersinia pestis, buboes
- Brain Infectionsmeningitis, encephalitis, bacterial meningitis, viral meningitis, pneumococcus
antibiotic treatmentantiviral treatment
Medication targeting viral pathogens
antifungal treatment · immunotherapy · vaccine · chemotherapy · supportive care
antibiotic treatmentwatchful waiting
Monitoring before acting
observation · letting nature take its course · benign neglect · palliative care · non-intervention
antibiotic treatmentherbal remedy
Plant-derived therapeutic preparation
holistic healing · folk medicine · traditional medicine · faith healing · home remedy