ANTIBIOTICS MAY BE THE CURE FOR INFECTED GUMSSTUART AUERBACH Washington Post
Prophylactic antibiotics are usually given as a single intravenous dose within an hour before the procedure for surgeries that take less than four hours. Longer surgeries may require additional antibiotic doses. Prophylactic antibiotics are generally discontinued within 24 hours after completion of surgery...
Abscesses can affect any organ, including the brain, kidneys,liver(hepatic abscess), stomach or intra-abdominal area, lungs,breast, neck, face, cheeks, multiple teeth, or an individual tooth (dental abscess), gums, throat, or tonsils(peritonsillar abscess). Abscesses can also occur anywhere ...
Red, swollen gums Blood or pus discharge from the gums Foul breath Tooth or jaw pain may be a symptom of other unrelated conditions. For example, aheart attackmay cause referred pain in the jaw. Seek medical treatment right away if your toothache is associated with the following symptoms: Sh...
In 2010, the case in which 46 people were infected with Acinetobacter baumannii and 10 of the patients died aroused awareness about MRAB, which is strongly resistant to antibiotics and has been rapidly increasing worldwide for the recent 10 years, and is spurring the development of an antibiotic...
To avoid therapeutic failure in this new approach, the concept of personalized therapy by using appropriate bacteriophages for their activity against bacteria isolated from infected patients was highlighted. This approach allows the precise targeting of the invading pathogen, while representing the basic co...
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