How is leptospirosis treated and what drugs are used for leptospirosis?

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Bc. Ingrid Šajgalová
Bc. Ingrid Šajgalová
Healthcare worker

Leptospirosis is treated according to severity. Milder forms are treated mainly symptomatically.

Mild symptoms are treated at home. The following should be observed in treatment:

  • rest
  • drink plenty of fluids
  • take medication to reduce temperature and pain

For more severe forms, antibiotics such as doxycycline, ampicillin, amoxicillin, azithromycin and penicillin are given for treatment.

In severe cases, hospitalization and administration of antibiotics directly into a vein is necessary.

If the bacteria spreads to other organs, further supportive treatment is needed. The goal of treatment is to ensure that the kidneys, lungs or other organs that could be damaged remain functional.

When the lungs are infected, artificial lung ventilation is sometimes necessary to support breathing.

If there is a risk of serious organ damage, plasmapheresis is performed to replace blood plasma.

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Bc. Ingrid Šajgalová
Bc. Ingrid Šajgalová
Healthcare worker
I graduated from the Secondary Medical School in Nitra, which gave me the basis for a career in healthcare. After school I worked for three years in the surgical department and then in the department of Anaesthesia and Intensive Care Medicine. In addition to my employment, I completed my bachelor's degree at the Faculty of Health Care in Banská Bystrica in Nursing and completed my specialisation studies in Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine. Since my childhood I was determined to become a health professional and help people with their health problems. Continuous education and study of new professional topics related to health care, which is constantly evolving, and gaining practical experience, helps me to write professional articles for this portal, which is available to everyone. My hobbies are multifaceted, I am also involved in healthy nutrition, overall healthy lifestyle. I spend my free time on education, creative work, handicrafts in cooperation with my daughter, thanks to which, we do not know boredom.
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