Surgery or Antibiotics for Appendicitis?
Surgery has always been assumed to be the standard treatment for appendicitis, but recent research suggests that…
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Surgery or Antibiotics for Appendicitis?
Surgery has always been assumed to be the standard treatment for appendicitis, but recent research suggests that... -
Does Cellulitis Treatment Need to Cover MRSA Infection?
The questions I get asked most are, “How do you treat cellulitis? Do I need to cover... -
Sepsis Screening Tools for Pediatric Patients and Prophylactic Antibiotics for Near Drowning Questioned
The best questions often stem from the inquisitive learner. As educators, we love, and are always humbled...
Does Cellulitis Treatment Need to Cover MRSA Infection?
The questions I get asked most are, “How do you treat cellulitis? Do I need to cover…
Sepsis Screening Tools for Pediatric Patients and Prophylactic Antibiotics for Near Drowning Questioned
The best questions often stem from the inquisitive learner. As educators, we love, and are always humbled…
Treatment for Acute Gastroenteritis, Acute Epididymitis in Pediatric Patients
The best questions often stem from the inquisitive learner. As educators, we love, and are always humbled…
Bismuth Quadruple Therapy May Be Best First-Line Treatment of H. Pylori
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Bismuth quadruple therapy for 10 days appears to be the best first-line…
Life-Threatening Superbug Spreads Globally in Patients with Cystic Fibrosis
LONDON (Reuters) – A multidrug-resistant superbug infection that can cause life-threatening illness in people with cystic fibrosis…
Choosing Right Medication Critical to Combat Extended-Spectrum Beta-Lactamase Infections
Have you wondered when you’d start to routinely confront superbugs resistant to multiple antibiotics in your emergency…
Travelers Could Carry Drug-Resistant Bacteria Long after Returning Home
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Acquisition and spread of drug-resistant infections among international travelers is “substantial and…
Antibiotic Therapy for Abscesses Medical Dogma Challenged by Evidence-Based Research, Outcomes
Medicine has its dogma, but sometimes it’s wrong and, rarely, it’s challenged and disproved. Recall, “Pain meds…
Researchers Find First U.S. Bacteria With Worrisome Superbug Genes
(Reuters)—New Jersey researchers say they have identified perhaps the first strain of E. Coli bacteria in the…