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Medical tests
… . C. diff can be passed from person to person. But the infection is most common in people who take antibiotics or … Antibiotics are drugs used to kill bacteria that cause infection. But they also can destroy some of the normal … handling your stool. Stool can contain germs that spread infection. Wash your hands before you put on your gloves and …
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… six years old. Diarrhea Diarrhea is often caused by an infection, illness or irritation. Your baby's stools will be … Fever A high temperature, or fever, is usually caused by an infection. The source of the infection can be a bacteria or a virus. Babies less than 3 …
Medications
… health needs. Uses This medication is used to treat fungal infections of the mouth. Nystatin is an antifungal that … Nystatin suspension should not be used to treat fungal infections of the blood. How To Use Shake well before using, … a few days. Stopping the medication too early may allow the infection to continue, resulting in a return of the …
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… Your eye doctor may put drops in your eye that prevent infection and keep the pupil from opening wide (dilating) or … to reduce redness or discharge from the eye and treat the infection. Sometimes it is necessary to remove the buckling implant to treat the infection. The plastic or rubber of the buckling device may …
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… muscle, which can cause soreness. Bleeding into the kidney. Infection of the skin at the biopsy site. Pneumothorax … results are ready in 2 to 4 days. If tests are done to find infections, it may take several weeks for the results to be … normal. There are no signs of inflammation, scar tissue, infection, transplant rejection, or cancer. Abnormal: The …
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… short-term protection against hepatitis A and measles infections. Ig contains antibodies taken from human blood. … There is an extremely small risk that some blood-borne infections could be passed on through the use of Ig. … testing began, there have been no reports of blood-borne infections such as HIV, hepatitis B or hepatitis C in people …
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… cells for cervical cancer screening. To check for vaginal infection. To check for sexually transmitted infections, such as chlamydia or herpes . To help find the … The vulva, vagina, and cervix look normal with no signs of infection, inflammation, or other abnormalities. Glands …
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… medicine. You will also likely have medicines to prevent infection, blood clots, and nausea. If you had regional … the leg back to the heart, or if they move to the lungs. Infection. Infection in the wound is usually treated with antibiotics. …
Medications
… needs. Uses This medication is used to treat or prevent eye infections. This medication contains two drugs. Tobramycin … This medication treats/prevents only bacterial eye infections. It will not work for other types of eye infections. Unnecessary use or overuse of any antibiotic can …
Medications
… can cause anemia, decrease your body's ability to fight an infection, or cause easy bruising/bleeding. Tell your doctor … following symptoms: unusual tiredness, pale skin, signs of infection (such as sore throat that doesn't go away, fever, … (cannabis). Topotecan can make you more likely to get infections or may worsen any current infections. Avoid …
