Tendon Rupture Implicated in Antibiotic Therapy for Staph Infection

Bacterial infections continue to be a leading cause for healthcare treatment in the United States. For families, the development of a bacterial infection in one family member is often passed to other family members quite easily. With so many bacterial infections classified as drug-resistant, it is important to understand what treatment options are available when infection has become difficult to manage and what adverse health complications, such as seizure or tendon lesion development, can be associated with powerful antibiotic therapy.

If many members of your family are suffering from a drug-resistant bacterial infection, such as that involving a staph infection, your physician may want to prescribe a powerful antibiotic therapy to every family member. Noroxin is a powerful antibiotic that is becoming increasingly more common but has adverse health implications for some individuals with staph infection.

If your physician has prescribed Noroxin to anyone in your family, you can expect the dosing regimen to usually involve 400 milligram doses, twice daily for as long as 10 days. In patients with staph infections of the urinary tract system, or infection of the prostate, the use of Noroxin may be considered for as long as 28 days.

As with any FDA approved drug, you can expect your family's use of Noroxin may produce some degree of side effects. Most side effects involve gastrointestinal pain, nausea and vomiting, and even diarrhea. Of key concern, however, is the risk for developing a seizure disorder or tendon complication in direct response to the use of Noroxin. It is important, therefore, that you monitor for complications that suggest joint pain or tendon lesion development and be certain your family and friends are familiar with the potential risks for seizure or convulsions with this antibiotic therapy. In fact, it is not uncommon for tendons of the shoulder, hands and feet to rupture while on Noroxin therapy.