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Antibiotics

  • When Can Uncomplicated Acute Appendicitis in Adults be Treated Nonoperatively?

    Careful patient selection is key to optimizing treatment for adults with uncomplicated acute appendicitis, a secondary analysis...
  • Course of Pediatric Lower Respiratory Tract Infections Not Changed by Antibiotics

    Children with lower respiratory tract infections have similar severity and duration of symptoms whether or not they...
  • Surgery Needed in Nearly Half of Appendicitis Patients Treated with Antibiotics

    Antibiotic therapy can prevent or delay the need for an appendectomy, but ultimately nearly half of the...

When Can Uncomplicated Acute Appendicitis in Adults be Treated Nonoperatively?

November 23, 2021 - Marilynn Larkin - 0 Comment

Careful patient selection is key to optimizing treatment for adults with uncomplicated acute appendicitis, a secondary analysis…

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Course of Pediatric Lower Respiratory Tract Infections Not Changed by Antibiotics

November 23, 2021 - Lisa Rapaport - 0 Comment

Children with lower respiratory tract infections have similar severity and duration of symptoms whether or not they…

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Surgery Needed in Nearly Half of Appendicitis Patients Treated with Antibiotics

November 19, 2021 - Reuters Staff - 0 Comment

Antibiotic therapy can prevent or delay the need for an appendectomy, but ultimately nearly half of the…

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How Many Days Should We Treat Pneumonia with Antibiotics?

September 15, 2021 - Ken Milne, MD - 0 Comment

The Case A 5-year-old girl comes into your emergency department with what seems like community-acquired pneumonia (CAP)….

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Support for Shorter-Course Antibiotics in Older Men with Urinary Tract Infections

August 17, 2021 - Reuters Staff - 0 Comment

For afebrile men with suspected urinary tract infection (UTI), treatment with ciprofloxacin or trimethoprim/sulfamethoxazole for one week…

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More Support for Antibiotics Alone in Kids with Uncomplicated Appendicitis

June 25, 2021 - Megan Brooks (Reuters Health) - 0 Comment

For children with uncomplicated appendicitis, the success rate of initial treatment with antibiotics is unlikely to differ…

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Delaying Antibiotics Safe and Effective for Respiratory-Tract Infections

May 20, 2021 - Megan Brooks (Reuters Health) - 0 Comment

For most patients with respiratory-tract infections, including those in higher-risk subgroups, it’s likely okay to delay antibiotics,…

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In Kids with Group A Strep, What Benefit(s) Do Antibiotics Offer?

November 18, 2020 - Landon Jones, MD and Richard M. Cantor, MD, FAAP, FACEP - 0 Comment

The best questions often stem from the inquisitive learner. As educators, we love, and are always humbled…

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5 Tips to Improve Antibiotic Stewardship in Your Emergency Department

February 18, 2020 - Robert Redwood, MD, MPH, FACEP; Larissa May, MD, MSPH, MSHS; and Michael Pulia, MD, MS, FACEP - 0 Comment

You may already know the names: vancomycin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (VRSA), carbapenem-resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa (CRPA), extended-spectrum beta-lactamase (ESBL)…

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IV vs. PO: Which Antibiotics Are Better for Common ED Infections?

January 21, 2020 - Anton Helman, MD, CCFP(EM), FCFP - 1 Comment

The perceived need for intravenous antibiotics drives many hospital admissions. In a sense, the decision to administer…

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