Kawasaki Disease with Retropharyngeal Edema following a Blackfly Bite by Toru Watanabe

“…He was administered antibiotics intravenously, which did not improve his condition. …”
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Unexpected cause of headache in a patient with Noonan syndrome: aseptic meningitis by Hacer Efnan Melek Arsoy, Öner Özdemir, Ümmügülsüm Dikici, Ece Tüsüz Önata, Recep Polat

“…Malignancies, autoimmune diseases, viral and fungal infections, as well as aseptic meningitis due to certain drugs are frequently seen. Antibiotics, intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIG), non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs are often considered responsible. …”
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Update on Clinical Inflammometry for the Management of Airway Diseases by Parameswaran Nair

“…Judicious use of currently available drugs, such as corticosteroids, bronchodilators and antibiotics, and other anti-inflammatory therapies guided by sputum eosinophil and neutrophil counts, have been demonstrated to decrease exacerbations of asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, ameliorate cough, improve quality of life in patients with these diseases and is cost effective compared with treatment strategies based on guidelines that do not incorporate these measurements. …”
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Microbes from Peat Swamp Forest — The Hidden Reservoir for Secondary Metabolites? by Kuan-Shion Ong, Vengadesh Letchumanan, Jodi Woan-Fei Law, Catherine M. Yule, Sui-Mae Lee

“…For the past century, there has been a decline in the discovery of new antibiotics. This has urged researchers to bio-prospect for new bioactive agents from microbes originating from untapped environments, as well as to explore the potential of other microbial genera apart from the wellknown Streptomyces. …”
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Sickness, Hygienic Education and Village Practice: Tuberculosis in the Life of a Cobbler by Tuija Saarinen

“…The first concord of antibiotics was received in 1947. Vaccinations against tuberculosis started on a mass scale in the following year. …”
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Pregnancy-Associated Sacroiliitis following an Uncomplicated Pregnancy by Maryam Ahmadi, Farid Abiri, Somaieh Ahmadiani, Ensiyeh Jenabi

“…Magnetic resonance imaging revealed little joint involvement, and the patient was treated with antibiotics, nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs), and glucocorticoids. …”
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Niobium Uptake and Release by Bacterial Ferric Ion Binding Protein by Yanbo Shi, Ian Harvey, Dominic Campopiano, Peter J. Sadler

“…The possibility of designing niobium-based antibiotics which block iron uptake by pathogenic bacteria is discussed.…”
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Tuning gut microbiota by advanced nanotechnology by Yue Qi, Yueyi Wang, Xiaofei Wang, Hao Zheng, Yuan Lu

“…Traditional modulation methods ( e.g. diet, antibiotics, and probiotics) suffer from drug resistance, poor targeting, and low efficiency. …”
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Complicated Community-Acquired Staphylococcus Endocarditis and Multiple Lung Abscesses: Case Report and Review of Literature by Musa A. Garbati, Imad M. Tleyjeh, Abdullah A. Abba

“…He was successfully treated with appropriate antibiotics. Conclusion. We discuss the pathogenesis of this patient's presentation highlight the need for assessment and proper evaluation of patients with unexplained bacteremia.…”
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Bilateral Peritonsillar Abscesses: A Case Presentation and Review of the Current Literature with regard to the Controversies in Diagnosis and Treatment by G. X. Papacharalampous, P. V. Vlastarakos, G. Kotsis, D. Davilis, L. Manolopoulos

“…As far as the treatment is concerned, it is generally accepted that the basic strategy consists of systemic antibiotics and drainage of the pus. We report the case of a 19-year-old girl, treated in the emergency room with a bilateral diagnostic needle aspiration followed by bilateral incision and drainage along with intravenous clindamycin plus anti-inflammatory agents and hydration. …”
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Acute Acalculous Cholecystitis with Empyema due to Salmonellosis by Georgios D. Lianos, Panagiota Drosou, Rizos Souvatzoglou, Anastasia Karampa, Georgios Vangelis, Emmanouil Angelakis, Vassilios Pappas, Epameinontas Lekkas

“…Empyema of gallbladder was revealed and cultures were collected. A combination of antibiotics (ciprofloxacin and metronidazole) was set, and the patient was discharged 8 days after the surgical operation in good condition. …”
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Sclerema Neonatorum in a Term Infant: A Case Report and Literature Review by Gloria Nakalema, Walufu Ivan Egesa, Patrick Kumbowi Kumbakulu, Martin Nduwimana, Amnia Diaz Anaya, Mirembe Stephen Kizito, Daniel Kavuma

“…It has been associated with a high mortality, despite aggressive use of various treatment modalities such as antibiotics, steroids, fresh blood transfusion, exchange blood transfusion, and intravenous immunoglobins. …”
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Pharmacodynamic Profiling of Antimicrobials against Gram-negative Respiratory Isolates from Canadian Hospitals by Rebecca A. Keel, George G. Zhanel, Sheryl Zelenitsky, David P. Nicolau

“…The objective of this study was to assess the profile of a variety of dosing regimens for common intravenous antibiotics against contemporary Enterobacter cloacae, Escherichia coli, Klebsiella pneumoniae and Pseudomonas aeruginosa isolates collected in Canada during 2009, using pharmacodynamic modelling techniques. …”
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Nontypeable Haemophilus influenzae Otitis Media: Mastoiditis and Meningitis Complicated with Central Venous Thrombosis in an Immunocompetent Child by Erdem Gönüllü, Nesrin Özkan, Ahmet Soysal, Engin Acıoğlu, Emine Betül Tavil, Selin Nar Ötgün, Metin Karaböcüoğlu

“…She was treated with antibiotics, mastoidectomy and ventilation tube insertion, and anticoagulation therapy and recovered uneventfully. …”
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Otology/Neurotology recommendations – Choosing Wisely campaign by Andrew K. Ma, Julian Nedzelski, Joseph Chen, Trung Le, Paul Mick, Jane Lea, David Morris, Margaret Aron, Sumit Agrawal, Lorne Parnes, Tamara Mijovic, Vincent Lin, Otology/Neurotology subspecialty group of the Canadian Society of Otolaryngology – Head & Neck Surgery

“…The otology/neurotology subspecialty group within the Canadian Society of Otolaryngology – Head & Neck Society developed a list of five common otologic presentations to help physicians deliver high quality effective care: (1) Don’t order specialized audiometric and vestibular testing to screen for peripheral vestibular disease, (2) Don’t perform computed tomography or blood work in the evaluation of sudden sensorineural hearing loss, (3) Don’t perform auditory brain responses (ABR) in patients with asymmetrical hearing loss, (4) Don’t prescribe oral antibiotics as first line treatment for patients with painless otorrhea associated with tympanic membrane perforation or tympanostomy tube, and (5) Don’t perform particle repositioning maneuvers without a clinical diagnosis of posterior canal benign paroxysmal positional vertigo.…”
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Pinitol Improves Diabetic Foot Ulcers in Streptozotocin-Induced Diabetes Rats Through Upregulation of Nrf2/HO-1 Signaling by Jinsick Kim, Min Young Go, Chae Young Jeon, Jung Un Shin, Mujun Kim, Hye Won Lim, Dong Wook Shin

“…Currently, there are no treatments for diabetic foot ulcers other than antibiotics and dressings. In this study, we evaluated the wound-healing effects of an antidiabetic agent pinitol in lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-damaged human dermal fibroblasts (HDFs) and streptozotocin (STZ)-induced diabetic rat models with a foot wound. …”
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Coinfection with Rickettsia helvetica and Herpes Simplex Virus 2 in a Young Woman with Meningoencephalitis by Kenneth Nilsson, Katarina Wallménius, Carl Påhlson

“…She was treated with antibiotics and improved rapidly. The patient could easily have been judged to have isolated herpes meningitis. …”
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Optimizing Anesthetic Selection in Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement: Striking a Delicate Balance between Efficacy and Minimal Intervention by Kahtan Fadah, Seyed Khalafi, Miller Corey, Jose Sotelo, Ahmed Farag, Tariq Siddiqui, Mehran Abolbashari

“…Recent studies show that conscious sedation has better outcomes in terms of all-cause mortality, procedure complications such as stroke, myocardial infarction, infection requiring antibiotics, acute kidney injury, and the need for inotropes or vasopressors.…”
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Bilateral Sensorineural Deafness in a Young Pregnant Female Presenting with a Fever: A Rare Complication of a Reemerging Disease—Spotted Fever Group Rickettsioses by A. G. T. A. Kariyawasam, D. R. Palangasinghe, C. L. Fonseka, P. U. T. De Silva, T. E. Kanakkahewa, N. J. Dahanayaka

“…Sensorineural deafness took several months to resolve after completion of antibiotics.…”
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A Case of Prostatic Abscess with Malignant Lymphoma Involving the Prostate by Wataru Noguchi, Yoshihiro Inoue, Mana Fukushima

“…An 82-year-old man was referred to our hospital with chief complaints of urinary frequency and discomfort on urination. Antibiotics were prescribed, but the symptoms remained and intermittent fever appeared. …”
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