Vaccine indicated for bacterial infection is not brought by the Ministry of Public Health – Nationals

According to the medical indication of the product, the polyvalent anti-pyogenic vaccine It is indicated as prophylaxis of bacterial infections of airwaysas nasopharyngitis, rhinitis, laryngitis, sinusitis and chronic bronchial diseases, as well as recurrent localized infections, such as mastitis, furunculosis and pyodermitis.

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They are many in Paraguay the people who need this immunizationas they are prescribed by their doctors, who tell them that it should be administered in a five-week treatment, subcutaneously or intramuscularly, with two weekly applications at intervals of two to four days.

People who recently went to hospitals in the Health, and that they needed the mentioned vaccine, they discovered that the same not available in the health system.

The only argument they gave from the Expanded Program on Immunizations (PAI) is that the biological not part of the regular scheme, and that was never part. In short, this vaccine was never purchased, according to this dependency of the Ministry of Health.

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“Scientific evidence shows that it is not effective”

The infectologist clinical Hernan Rodriguezcurrent Director of Research at the National Directorate of Health Surveillance, indicated to ABC Color that this vaccine was brought to Paraguay many years ago, but it stopped coming because, according to scientific observations, it was shown It is not effective in bacterial infections.

The specialist pointed out that this vaccine used to be applied in patients with pyodermapopularly known in Paraguay as susu’a, which are inflammations of the skin with pus. But according to the expert, today the prevention protocol for pyoderma is another one. “Today an antibiotic cream called in pyrocinawhich is applied to the nostrils, because there are more bacteria there that cause these infections,” said the professional.

He explained that the bacterium that produces this infection is called Staphylococcus aureus and we all have it, but only some people develop pus and inflammation on the skin. When a patient tends to repeat these infections, the use of the in pyrocina, Available in Paraguay.

The doctor reported that the penicillin It was also used at the time against this type of infection, but as of 2013 the bacteria demonstrated resistance to this treatment.

Used 25 years ago

The doctor said that the anti-pyogenic vaccine exists and continues to be sold across the border, but “the efficacy at the population level does not exist.” He admitted that it was used about 25 years ago back in Paraguay, but it was shown that the patients did not improve.

He pointed out that in these cases it should be taken into account population studies and not isolated cases. He specified that it is in clinical trials where it is determined whether or not the action of this or that product is relevant.

He emphasized that “the current protocols do not include the vaccine antipyogena within the prophylaxis of pyodermitis”.

It is also not recommended to increase defenses

He pointed out that the antiopiogenic vaccine It is also not recommended for those who have low defenses, since the person who develops pyoderma Actually, it does have defenses, which is why the immune system is “putting up the fight” against the infection.

Regarding the difference in criteria, and the existence of doctors who still recommend this vaccine, the specialist limited himself to relying on scientific evidence “and not on eminence,” he said. “No matter how eminent he is as a professional, that does not have enough weight as scientific evidence,” said Hernán Rodríguez.

is not registered

The vaccine is not registered in the Directorate of Sanitary Surveillance, so it is not available even in the private sector. This is because in our country “prevention protocols no longer contemplate this product as prophylaxis, and by not using it, pharmaceutical companies cannot find a business,” explained the infectologist.

The doctor concluded that “it is not something strange” that there is disparity in medical criteria, and that in fact “there are many products that enter the market and then leave, either because they are ineffective or because they have been shown to have adverse effects.” “Science has come a long way; for example, we see every day that people with pyodermitis are treated with penicillin, and for 10 years the treatment guide has already indicated other types of antibiotics”, the specialist exemplified.

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Many doctors continue to indicate it

Despite what was said by the infectologist referring to the Ministry of Health, daily there are numerous patients who go to regional hospitals for pictures of bacterial infections, and receive a medical indication that they need to apply this biological, so they have no choice but to resort to the city of Clorinda, Argentinain a desperate search to get the medication at more convenient prices.