Diagnosis of chronic sialadenitis can readily be accomplished ... and flush out ductal debris (Fig. 7). Antibiotics may be used if infection is present as evidenced by a supppurative salivary ...

A 74-year-old man was referred for a plastic surgery consultation for two previous acute episodes of right submandibular sialadenitis. Physical examination revealed a lump in the right submandibular ...

Bacteria-derived H2S functions as a universal defense against antibiotics challenge. Here, Ji et al developed a broad-spectrum H2S scavenger that efficiently removes endogenous H2S in several ...

The Japanese Study Group for IgG4-Related Dacryoadenitis and Sialadenitis (IgG4-DS) has revised the diagnostic criteria for 2 types of immunoglobulin G4-related disease (IgG4-RD): dacryoadenitis and ...

LOS ANGELES — A 7-day antibiotic course for treating hospitalized patients’ bloodstream infection (BSI) was just as effective as a 14-day course, according to new data from a seven-country ...

When bacteria develop resistance to antibiotics, it can be deadly, but researchers have now decoded part of the bacteria's defence mechanism. Imagine falling seriously ill with an infection.

The Antibiotic table below has been created to direct NELFT health professionals to the correct antibiotic formulary depending on where staff are located. The column lists each of NELFT’s boroughs.

The steady growth in drug-resistant “superbugs” over the last few decades points to a near future in which antibiotics no longer defend us from deadly pathogens. In such a world, modern medicine as we ...

Anti-microbial medicines make it possible to treat infections effectively. Most skin infections caused by bacteria, including methicillin-resistant staph aureus (MRSA), can be treated safely and ...

It's an antibacterial ointment that effectively treats some injuries, but should not be used on every type of open wound. Some wounds don't need an antibiotic and using one may increase the risk of an ...

PrEP reduces the risk of getting HIV through sex by about 99% and injection drug use by at least 74%. Prophylactic antibiotics are avoided whenever possible in healthcare. The overuse of antibiotics ...