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Title: Ear infection bacteria
Post by: sharbeldam on September 05, 2021, 05:54:35 PM
I really am not sure this is the place to ask, but this is literally the only site i use for help, I read in an article that the main bacterias that cause ear infection are staph aureus and pseudomonas aeruginosa, and in my country 99% of the time they gave an antibiotic ointment that is called synthomycin which contains chloramphenicol, and i read about it a bit and it doesn't treat any of those bacterias, does anyone at all familiar with this, as a pharmacist i think if the info is true that its wrong to give chloramphenicol...
Title: Re: Ear infection bacteria
Post by: Babcock_Hall on September 06, 2021, 09:26:43 AM
https://ldh.la.gov/assets/oph/Center-PHCH/Center-CH/infectious-epi/VetInfo/VetAntibioResSen/LADDL/AntimicrobialClasses/otherantibiotics/Chloramphenicol.pdf
https://www.nhs.uk/medicines/chloramphenicol/

I am not a physician, but specifically what makes you think that chloramphenicol is not a good option?
Title: Re: Ear infection bacteria
Post by: sharbeldam on September 06, 2021, 11:28:56 AM
if you search the bacterias that i mentioned before, many sites (including yours) say its resistant, thats why its confusin to me
Title: Re: Ear infection bacteria
Post by: Babcock_Hall on September 06, 2021, 10:08:43 PM
Resistance will occur almost inevitably when any antibacterial compound is used.