The drug tazobactam is a beta-lactamase inhibitor and supports and enhances the antibacterial effect of the beta-lactam antibiotic piperacillin without being antibiotically active itself. Tazobactam irreversibly binds to the enzyme beta-lactamase, which is produced by some pathogenic bacteria and can inactivate beta-lactamase antibiotics. Because of its binding properties, tazobactam is used exclusively in combination with … Tazobactam: Effects, Uses & Risks
Haemophilus refers to a genus of 16 different species of rod-shaped, gram-negative, bacteria, all of which are members of the Pasteurellaceae family. The facultative (temporarily) anaerobic bacteria can colonize mucous membranes and require certain growth factors contained in erythrocytes for their growth. Some of the 16 species can cause respiratory infections or the venereal disease … Haemophilus: Infection, Transmission & Diseases
Well over half of all purulent childhood meningitis was caused by the disease. Before 1990, one in 500 children became infected with the pathogen. After that, vaccination against Haemophilus Influenzae type b (Hib) was introduced with great success: Infection numbers dropped to about 100 each year. According to information from the Robert Koch Institute, Hib … How the Hib Vaccination Works
It starts with a febrile infection in the nose and throat. But within hours or a few days, a high fever can develop. The infection can cause sinusitis, pneumonia, even meningitis or laryngitis. The round rod bacterium Haemophilus influenzae type b is the trigger. Hib: infants and young children affected Despite the name influenza, however, … Hib: Life-threatening for Young Children
“Soft chancre” is one of the four classic venereal diseases. However, it has been very rare in Europe for 100 years and occurs mainly in Africa, the Caribbean, and Asia. Triggers are bacteria of the strain Haemophilus ducreyi. Learn more about symptoms and therapy here. Of microbes and people Until the beginning of the last … Molle Ulcer (Soft Chancre)
One speaks of compulsory vaccination when a protective vaccination is prescribed by law as a preventive measure for humans and/or animals. Currently, there is no general vaccination obligation in Germany, Austria, and Switzerland. What is compulsory vaccination? Nowadays there is no general vaccination obligation in Germany, Austria and Switzerland, but only vaccination recommendations. All vaccinations … Mandatory Vaccination: Treatment, Effects & Risks
