tetracycline and Substance-Related-Disorders

Topics: Abscess; Adolescent; Adult; Aged; Ampicillin; Bacteriological Techniques; Bacteroides; Bacteroides Infections; Child; Child, Preschool; DNA, Bacterial; Drainage; Female; Gingiva; Humans; Infant; Injections; Male; Methylphenidate; Microbial Sensitivity Tests; Middle Aged; Penicillin Resistance; Penicillins; Postoperative Complications; Streptococcal Infections; Substance-Related Disorders; Suppuration; Tetracycline

Topics: Animal Feed; Animals; Anti-Bacterial Agents; Cattle; Chickens; Chloramphenicol; Drug Resistance, Microbial; Enterobacteriaceae; Escherichia coli; Food Additives; Food Contamination; Gastroenteritis; Humans; Salmonella Infections, Animal; Substance-Related Disorders; Swine; Tetracycline; Typhoid Fever

A case of halitosis caused by the abuse of antibiotics is presented. The abuse of tetracycline resulted in a black hairy tongue and halitosis in this patient. Periodontal therapy and the withdrawal of tetracycline corrected these problems. This is the first patient with halitosis due to abuse of tetracycline seen in our clinic.

Topics: Adult; Halitosis; Humans; Male; Substance-Related Disorders; Tetracycline; Tongue Diseases; Tongue, Hairy

The statistics relating to the incidence of sexually transmitted diseases in many developing countries are not available and where there are, they are unreliable. Nevertheless, the impression of many physicians is that they constitute serious public health problems as they are endemic in some developing countries. The facilities for diagnosis and treatment of the diseases have been briefly discussed. The merits and the demerits of various antimicrobial agents have been outlined with the causes of failure of treatment in the developing countries. The economic importance of the "traitment minute" in the tropical environment has been stressed because of its economic advantage in terms of time spent in overcrowded hospitals. The resultant effect of the widescale misuse of antibiotics in developing countries has been suggested as a cause of the increasing resistant strains encountered. A plea is made for stricter control of the antimicrobial agents in developing countries.

Topics: Ampicillin; Developing Countries; Gonorrhea; Humans; Penicillins; Sexually Transmitted Diseases; Spectinomycin; Substance-Related Disorders; Tetracycline

Surveys of the use of antimicrobial drugs on students during antimicrobial drugs on students during their first 15 months in medical or dental school indicate that they have been treated with these agents at least three times as frequently as seems reasonable, and that the tetracyclines, ampicillin, penicillin G and erythromycin are the chief drugs overused. Antimicrobiol therapy is frequently instituted for probable viral respiratory tract infections and without any attempt to establish a bacteriologic diagnosis. It is likely that anitmicrobiol agents are used more widely in treating the general public in Canada than in treating medical students. Improvements in the rational use of this important group of drugs could increase the quality and probably reduced the cost of medical care.

Topics: Ampicillin; Anti-Infective Agents; Bacterial Infections; British Columbia; Clindamycin; Cloxacillin; Education, Medical, Undergraduate; Erythromycin; Humans; Neomycin; Penicillin G; Penicillin Resistance; Penicillin V; Student Health Services; Students, Medical; Substance-Related Disorders; Sulfonamides; Tetracycline

From 120 practicing physicians in Shiraz, Iran, 40 were selected to identify their attitude toward the use of antibiotics. A young, healthy man who complained of mild fever and cold symptoms was referred to them and 37 of them prescribed inappropriate doses of antibiotics. It is assumed that the behavior of the physicians is based on pressure by the patient to receive more medicine, particularly antibiotics.

Topics: Adult; Ampicillin; Anti-Bacterial Agents; Appointments and Schedules; Common Cold; Drug Prescriptions; Family Practice; Fees, Medical; Humans; Iran; Male; Medical History Taking; Medicine; Penicillins; Physical Examination; Private Practice; Specialization; Substance-Related Disorders; Tetracycline; Time Factors

Self-treatment with antibiotics was evaluated among patients at a university health service in an 18-month period. Sixty-two students ingested antibiotics, usually tetracycline (40%) or penicillin (21%), for varying intervals before seeking medical care. Respiratory symptoms were the most common reason (40%). The most frequent drug source was residual medication obtained by prescription from a private physician for a prior illness (43%). Although self-therapy was of short duration, the negative bacteriologic cultures obtained on our evaluation in all but four patients challenged precise diagnosis. The findings indicate that inappropriate use of antibiotics by patients would be curtailed by prescribing only the exact amount needed for a given illness and by emphasizing the need for completion of the course of therapy.

Topics: Adult; Ampicillin; Anti-Bacterial Agents; Common Cold; Female; Humans; Male; Penicillins; Pharyngitis; Private Practice; Respiratory Tract Diseases; Self Medication; Students; Substance-Related Disorders; Tetracycline; Vaginitis

Topics: Abnormalities, Drug-Induced; Berlin; Contraceptives, Oral; Cortisone; Drug-Related Side Effects and Adverse Reactions; Female; Humans; Labyrinth Diseases; Lupus Erythematosus, Systemic; Pregnancy; Procainamide; Streptomycin; Substance-Related Disorders; Tetracycline; Thalidomide; Thromboembolism; Tuberculosis, Meningeal