Streptococcal infection

Streptococcal infection is a group of diseases that is caused by the pathological development of streptococcal microflora. It can affect the respiratory tract, all mucous membranes, as well as skin.

Symptoms of Streptococcal Infection

To the group of diseases caused by streptococcal infection can include such ailments as:

• erysipelas;
• scarlet fever ;
• streptoderma;
• streptococcal impetigo;
• abscesses;
• furuncles;
• streptococcal sepsis;
• endocarditis;
• osteomyelitis.

Streptococcal infection of the skin can appear on the surface of the skin as a result of the penetration of pathogens from the upper respiratory tract in violation of its integrity. The disease can manifest itself very quickly and acutely. The main symptoms include:

• feeling of indisposition;
• chills;
• headache;
• vomiting;
• elevated temperature;
• feverish condition;
• itching;
• the appearance of areas of erythema, which are expanding.

Inflamed skin areas have an elevated temperature, acquire a pink or dark red color. Gradually, the boundaries of the lesion expand. Small, as well as large bubbles can form on the surface. After a while they can burst and crust. Erysipelas can affect the wings of the nose, cheeks.

Treatment of Streptococcal Skin Infection

In order to know exactly what to treat streptococcal infection, it is necessary to identify and determine its shape. After all, without the necessary examinations, relief of the disease can be long and inefficient, since bacteria are insensitive to many drugs.

First of all, you need to pass the test for streptococcal infection, in order to make an accurate diagnosis, because there is a chance to confuse the disease, for example, with rubella or measles. To do this, take a scraping from the affected area of ​​the skin, blood, urine and perform the necessary tests.

Most often, doctors prescribe medication with antibiotics, which help to destroy pathogens. The most popular drugs with streptococcal infection:

• penicillin group;
• amoxicillins;
• cephalosporins;
• oxacillins;
• erythromycin.

Often, doctors choose drugs from the penicillin group, for example, ampicillin or benzylpenicillin. But it happens that the patient may have an allergic reaction to the antibiotic and then it is best to choose drugs from the group of erythromycin. But the appointment of sulfonamides and tetracyclines is completely ineffective in the fight against streptococci. After taking antibiotics, it is very important to drink drugs that will normalize the work of the intestine, for example, Linex or Bactisubtil.

To remove toxins from the body it is very important to take a large amount of liquid (up to 3 liters per day).

With the disease of erysipelas, benzylpenicillin sodium is used, and in case of allergic reactions, macrolides are used. Along with this, it is possible to use cryotherapy, in which the surface of the affected area of ​​the skin is affected by a stream of chloroethyl.

Treatment of streptococcal infection can be carried out and using folk recipes, for example, you can make lotions on the affected parts of the body from decoction of walnut leaves. Also useful is the reception of garlic, onions and herbal infusions that help to fight with streptococcal rod. But it should be remembered that this infection is eliminated only with the help of antibiotics, and all other methods can only be auxiliary.

As a preventive measure, you should:

1. Avoid contact with infected people or wear gauze bandages.
2. Strengthen immunity .
3. Observe the rules of personal hygiene.
4. In time to clean the room.
5. It's great and healthy to eat.
6. In time, treat wounds and microcracks.