Treatment approaches and antibiotic use for emergency dental treatment in Turkey
Rabia Figen Kaptan,1 Faruk Haznedaroglu,2 Fatima Betul Basturk,3 Mehmet Baybora Kayahan11Department of Endodontics, Yeditepe University, 2Department of Endodontics, Istanbul University, 3Department of Endodontics, Marmara University, Istanbul ...
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Antibiotic treatment for neonatal sepsis: changing trends and future directions. [PDF]
Background: Neonatal sepsis is a serious and life-threatening condition with high morbidity and mortality, especially in preterm neonates in a Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU).
Fung GP, Hon KLE, Leung AK.
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When can antibiotic treatments for trachoma be discontinued? Graduating communities in three African countries. [PDF]
BACKGROUND: Repeated mass azithromycin distributions are effective in controlling the ocular strains of chlamydia that cause trachoma. However, it is unclear when treatments can be discontinued. Investigators have proposed graduating communities when the
Jeremy D Keenan +39 more
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Control strategies to prevent total hip replacement-related infections: a systematic review and mixed treatment comparison [PDF]
Objective: To synthesise the available evidence and estimate the comparative efficacy of control strategies to prevent total hip replacement (THR)-related surgical site infections (SSIs) using a mixed treatment comparison.\ud Design: Systematic review ...
Cooper, N +24 more
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Feasibility of eliminating ocular Chlamydia trachomatis with repeat mass antibiotic treatments. [PDF]
CONTEXT: Mass antibiotic administrations for ocular chlamydial infection play a key role in the World Health Organization's trachoma control program. Mathematical models suggest that it is possible to eliminate trachoma locally with repeat mass treatment,
Lee, David Chung +11 more
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Immunohistochemical monitoring of wound healing in antibiotic treated buruli ulcer patients [PDF]
While traditionally surgery has dominated the clinical management of Buruli ulcer (BU), the introduction of the combination chemotherapy with oral rifampicin and intramuscular streptomycin greatly improved treatment and reduced recurrence rates.
Arianna Andreoli +9 more
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Antibiotic resistance in European wastewater treatment plants mirrors the pattern of clinical antibiotic resistance prevalence [PDF]
Integrated antibiotic resistance (AR) surveillance is one of the objectives of the World Health Organization global action plan on antimicrobial resistance. Urban wastewater treatment plants (UWTPs) are among the most import- ant receptors and sources
Narciso-da-Rocha, Carlos +34 more
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In light of rising antibiotic resistance, better methods for selection of empiric antibiotic treatment based on clinical and microbiological data are needed.
Aislinn Cook +24 more
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Obligatory hematophagous arthropods such as lice, bugs, flies, and ticks harbor bacterial endosymbionts that are expected to complement missing essential nutrients in their diet. Genomic and some experimental evidence support this expectation. Hard ticks
Michael Ben-Yosef +5 more
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A cluster-randomized controlled trial evaluating the effects of mass azithromycin treatment on growth and nutrition in Niger. [PDF]
Antimicrobials are used primarily to treat infectious disease, but they have other effects. Here, we assess anthropometry measurements in children 6-60 months in 24 communities randomized to one or two mass azithromycin distributions over a 1-year period
Lietman, Thomas +25 more
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