Injection or intravenous antibiotics may be used in situation where
oral antibiotics have failed.
Why is oral antibiotic alone not always
effective?
In order to kill all of the bacteria, adequate levels and certain time
of the antibiotic in the blood should be achieved and kept.
Oral antibiotics need to be absorbed by intestines and then enter
the bloodstream. Therefore, the levels of the antibiotics in the blood
can be affected by many factors. Unlike oral antibiotics, intravenous
injection with the same dose can achieve the adequate level and keep
certain time in the blood because the absorbing procedure is omitted
and the dose can directly enter the bloodstream.
Thus, injection or intravenous antibiotics may be used in situation
where oral antibiotics have failed.
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