Bacteriophage "Intesti" for children: instructions for use

Bacteriophages are often prescribed for various infectious diseases or for their prevention, because such agents act directly on harmful microorganisms and can be used in children of any age. One of them is Intesti-bacteriophage. This drug includes several pathogens, so it is widely used for intestinal and other infections.

"Intesty bacteriophage" is represented by a yellow solution, but a greenish tint is also possible. Such liquid is completely transparent and placed in glass bottles. In one bottle may be 20 ml of solution, and the box contains 4 or 10 bottles. Also, they produce more larger bottles containing 100 milliliters of medication each - such “Intesty” is sold only one bottle each.

The drug contains a mixture of filtered sterile bacterial phagolysates. So called microbial cells dissolved by bacteriophages, which are in a nutrient medium along with particles of bacteriophages - viruses that selectively kill certain bacteria.

This mixture contains lysates of Shigella, Salmonella, Escherichia coli, Proteus, Staphylococcus, Enterococcus and Pseudomonas. A more detailed list of bacteria can be found on the packaging "Intesti". The only auxiliary ingredient of the drug is chinosol preservative.

The phagolysates contained in the "Intest-bacteriophage" can destroy the pathogenic bacteria of the same species and strains, that is, Salmonella, Enterococci, Shigella and other microbes that were used to make the solution.

"Intesty bacteriophage" is in demand for various pathologies of the digestive tract, provoked by harmful bacteria, as well as for their prevention. The drug is prescribed for salmonellosis, bacterial dysentery, colitis or enterocolitis, as well as for dysbacteriosis and dyspepsia. In this case, first conduct a sensitivity analysis of the pathogen to make sure that the bacteriophage will act on it. Some doctors also prescribe drip solution in the nose.

Treatment "Intesti bacteriophage" is allowed at any age. Such a solution is discharged even to newborns and toddlers younger than a year.

It is forbidden to use "Intesty bacteriophage" only in case of hypersensitivity to its ingredients.

In babies of the first months of life, the solution can provoke a skin rash or regurgitation.

When using Intesti-bacteriophage, it is important to observe the following conditions:

• do not use the medicine if the solution is cloudy;
• before opening the bottle and each next use of the drug, wash hands thoroughly and handle the bottle cap with alcohol;
• the bottle should not remain open;
• It is not necessary to remove the cork from the vial - in order to take the medicine in the required amount, use a sterile syringe.

Intesti-bacteriophage can be used in two ways:

1. Give the child to drink for half an hour or an hour before meals. With the oral method, the drug is applied three times or four times a day for 7-10 days. For babies of the first months of life, the drug is recommended in the first two days of treatment to additionally dilute 2 to 1 with boiled water.If the side effects do not appear, then the solution is given undiluted.
2. Inject into the rectum. This method is usually chosen for small patients with vomiting. For rectal use high enema is used - the drug is administered using a catheter or a vapor tube. The duration of such treatment is also 7-10 days.

Single doses of the drug are determined by the patient's age and are listed in the table in the paper instructions, which are sold with vials. For oral use, the child is prescribed from 5 to 40 milliliters per dose, and rectally administered from 10 to 60 milliliters.

Cases where the excess dose of "Enterti-bacteriophage" adversely affected the health of the patient, had never happened before. The drug is acceptable to use with any other drugs, including various antibacterial agents.

Buy "Intesti bacteriophage" in a pharmacy can be without presenting a prescription. The price of four bottles of 20 ml of the drug is about 750 rubles, and one bottle containing 100 ml of solution costs 850-900 rubles.

It is important to keep the medication in the refrigerator, as the storage temperature recommended by the manufacturer is not higher than +8 degrees. To transport the drug can be at a higher temperature, but not for long.

On the use of "Intesti bacteriophage" in children you can see a lot of good reviews. In them, mothers confirm that the remedy effectively coped with Staphylococcus aureus, intestinal bacilli and other pathogenic bacteria. The advantages of the drug include the possibility of use in infants, effectiveness, liquid form, a minimum of contraindications and good tolerability. The main drawback of the drug is its high price.

Other bacteriophages that can specifically affect microbes that are found in a small patient can be used instead of "Intesty". This may be staphylococcal, if liquid, pseudomuscular, polyvalent Klebsiella, salmonella, and other bacteriophages.

For more useful information about bacteriophages, see the following video.