Description

A prescription for  Metronidazole can be given to treat numerous anaerobic bacterial infections including genital tract, blood, bones, lung, or heart. It may also be prescribed to be taken proactively to prevent infection following gynecological or abdominal surgery where anaerobic bacteria can be found. Anaerobic means that this bacteria does not require oxygen in order to thrive in places such as your bones, gut, or pelvic cavity. The generic alternative is not manufactured by the company that makes the brand product.

Our own body is home to anaerobic bacteria as part of our natural flora. For the most part, they go about their business without raising any problems, but any trauma, foreign bodies, surgery, malignancy, shock, or a vascular disease can offer them a new or different environment and they begin growing in numbers that result in an infection.

Works as a Bactericidal Drug to Kill the Bacteria

Once identified as a bacterial infection, take it as directed and for the entire time period recommended. Metronidazole enters the bacterial or protozoal cells and interferes with their DNA. This action prevents the bacteria and protozoa from being able to form new genetic material in order to be able to grow and multiply. Instead, these micro-organisms die and the infection will begin to clear. Even though you are feeling better, you should take Metronidazole for the treatment time indicated as the infection could restart with any remaining bacteria that have not been killed yet.