Abscess

01/01/2013 - "Although most breast abscesses can be treated with the current first-line treatment of antibiotics by needle aspiration, the therapeutic duration is lengthy and recurrences often occur. "
09/01/2001 - "Most patients will be cured without operation by antibiotics and if necessary, by additional percutaneous drainage where an abscess has formed."
01/01/1998 - "The diagnosis of primary pyogenic abscess requires a high index of suspicion and the best treatment is early operative drainage and administration of systemic antibiotics."
06/01/1991 - "We conclude that the diagnosis of renal abscesses is greatly facilitated by ultrasonography and CT and that most patients can be cured without operation by antibiotics and, if necessary, by additional percutaneous drainage."
01/01/1998 - "Percutaneous drainage of the abscess, combined with antibiotics provided marked improvement. "

01/01/1994 - "Metronidazole, however, was the most effective in the reduction of intraabdominal abscesses. "
01/01/1979 - "The reasons for the good results during metronidazole therapy such as the good penetration through the blood/brain barrier and into abscess cavities are discussed."
08/01/2012 - "None of the patients required abscess drainage, and metronidazole was effective in all patients without serious side-effects. "
02/01/2014 - "Twenty pulpally involved non-vital carious human primary mandibular second molars with furcal abscess were randomly allocated into two groups to evaluate the efficacy of metronidazole gel (3 % w/v) and metronidazole solution (0.5 % w/v) against E. faecalis. "
01/01/1999 - "The result of this study suggests that uncomplicated ALA can be managed conservatively with metronidazole and needle aspiration of the abscess. "

01/01/1984 - "In one study, tubo-ovarian abscess healed significantly better on medical therapy when clindamycin was included in the regimen. "
04/01/2015 - "Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus grew on culture from 103 abscesses; 16% of those isolates were resistant to clindamycin. "
04/01/2015 - "Historical and laboratory data from patients with abscesses that grew MRSA with and without clindamycin resistance were compared in a multivariate analysis. "
04/01/2015 - "To identify risk factors for clindamycin resistance in acute hand abscesses caused by methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA). "
04/01/2015 - "Risk factors associated with clindamycin-resistant, methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in hand abscesses."

06/01/1983 - "Aspiration of a streptococcal thalamic abscess and high doses of intravenous penicillin produced marked improvement. "
03/01/1980 - "The rare scalp abscesses caused by gonococci cleared with penicillin therapy."
06/30/1951 - "[Case of acute abscess of the lung cured with a single massive dose of penicillin administered into the cavity by transparietal route]."
06/01/1948 - "Solitary pyogenic abscess of liver; report of a case due to anaerobic streptococci cured by penicillin."
01/01/1947 - "[Abscess of the larynx cured by penicillin]."

07/01/2004 - "The subconjunctival abscess resolved completely after surgical excision and treatment with topical ciprofloxacin. "
01/01/1986 - "The results of this study demonstrate that ciprofloxacin is effective in the treatment of a local inflammatory abscess in mice harbouring a stationary population of E. "
04/27/1987 - "The results demonstrate that ciprofloxacin is effective in mice for the treatment of a local inflammatory abscess harboring a stationary population of E. "
01/01/2013 - "The abscess was surgically drained and patient was cured after a 40-day ciprofloxacin treatment. "
01/01/1987 - "Ciprofloxacin at all the levels tested neither reduced the incidence of abscess nor eradicated Bact. "

01/01/2007 - "Subsequent high-dose ampicillin administration led to dramatic shrinkage of the abscess and improved the management of the bowel movement quickly. "
02/01/2009 - "The aim of this study was to investigate the clinical efficacy of ampicillin in treatment of acute odontogenic abscess and to assess the antimicrobial susceptibility of the isolated bacteria in early phase of abscess development. "
02/01/2009 - "[Clinical efficacy of ampicillin in treatment of acute odontogenic abscess]."
02/01/2009 - "This study included 60 patients with acute odontogenic abscess who were surgically treated (extraction of teeth and/or abscess incision) divided into two groups, ampicillin group and surgical group (without antibiotic treatment). "
05/01/2013 - "Treatment with intravenous ampicillin for 8 weeks followed by a course of oral doxicycline for 28 weeks resulted in the complete resolution of the abscess."

05/01/1985 - "Rifampicin, at 25 mg/kg dose, was very effective in preventing abscess formation and produced bacterial eradication. "
09/01/2006 - "Since neither abscess formation nor bone involvement were of concern, effective glycopeptide and rifampicin penetration into infectious tissue should have been ensured. "
01/01/2005 - "Since neither bone involvement nor abscess formation was of concern, effective glycopeptide and rifampicin penetration into infectious tissue should have been assured. "
06/01/1984 - "To study the relationship between serum and pus concentrations of rifampicin, 11 patients with deep-seated abscesses were given 900 mg intravenously of rifampicin daily; after 3, 8 and 20 h from injection, an ultrasound-guided percutaneous aspiration of the collection was performed. "
06/01/1984 - "Rifampicin in collections of pus--a kinetic study in human abscesses."

05/01/1981 - "In general, antimicrobial agents that are active against coliform bacteria prevented early mortality, whereas drugs that are active against Bacteroides fragilis were most effective in reducing the incidence of late abscess formation. "
02/01/2003 - "Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus was isolated from the abscesses of 2 patients, and surgical drainage proved more effective than did antimicrobial agents. "
04/01/1982 - "The comparative efficacy of 10 antimicrobial agents against 15 strains of Bacteroides was examined in vivo using an experimental model of subcutaneous abscesses in mice. "
01/01/2008 - "This study demonstrates the bacteriology of deep neck abscess and analyzes the coverage rate of different empiric antimicrobial agents. "
09/15/1984 - "Therefore, in selected patients with deep abscesses, a therapeutic trial of antimicrobial agents instead of surgery may be justified."

09/01/1993 - "Pharmacokinetic studies showed that ceftriaxone penetrated into abscesses and achieved peak levels of about 40% of the peak serum levels. "
09/01/2010 - "With a 77- days intravenous ceftriaxone treatment (4 gm/day), the abscess formations of brain, lung and liver were all resolved. "
09/01/1997 - "He received surgical excision of the abscess and recovered completely after receiving ceftriaxone therapy for 8 weeks. "
06/01/1987 - "Ceftriaxone in biliary and pancreatic abscesses."
01/01/1984 - "Peak and trough plasma levels of ceftriaxone were 142 and 64 micrograms/ml. Ceftriaxone achieved therapeutic levels in infected cerebrospinal fluid and in the abscess fluid of selected patients. "

05/01/1989 - "The patient's condition improved rapidly after drainage of the abscess and administration of LMOX and gentamicin. "
04/01/2005 - "The abscesses were flushed twice daily with gentamycin solution. "
12/01/2003 - "aeruginosa isolated from abscesses was extremely resistant to gentamicin (41.6%). "
07/01/1995 - "Gentamycin did not influence the number of abscesses. "
05/01/1990 - "This phenomenon is probably due to impaired diffusion of gentamicin into the paravertebral abscess. "

03/01/1990 - "Catheter drainage was curative in 65% of abscesses and in 56% of pseudocysts and improved the patients' condition before surgery in another 11% or 10%, respectively. "
01/01/2012 - "The mean time in days taken for 50% decrease in the size of abscess cavity was significantly greater in group treated with needle aspiration than in those treated with catheter drainage (9 days versus 4 days). "
02/01/2009 - "We reported that percutaneous catheter drainage was effective for splenic abscess."
10/01/2007 - "This study also suggests that image-guided percutaneous aspiration or catheter drainage of splenic abscesses is a safe and effective alternative to surgery."
01/01/2015 - "The transiliopsoas route is a safe and effective route for US-guided abscess drainage and catheter placement in children with deep pelvic collections. "

01/01/2003 - "Radical abscess debridement in combination with exclusion of the place of resection from circulation using an autologus pericard patch is a necessary condition for achieving good results."
10/01/1988 - "Extensive surgical debridement and parenteral antibiotic therapy proved effective in treating the septicaemia and the large soft tissue abscesses in the buttock and thigh. "
09/01/2005 - "Nonoperative endoscopic transesophageal debridement of mediastinal abscesses appears safe and effective."
03/01/2002 - "Debridement of the abscess and insertion of a drain tube eventually cured the event. "
01/01/2001 - "31 (64%) patients were cured by drainage of abscess and debridements alone. "

01/01/2004 - "CT-guided percutaneous drainage of splenic abscesses may be proven effective and is superior to splenectomy in selected cases, as it preserves host immunity."
05/01/1994 - "We conclude that CT scan remains the gold standard for definitive diagnosis of splenic abscess, and splenectomy is very effective therapy."
09/01/2012 - "Splenectomy has been the gold standard treatment for splenic abscess, however, burdened by high morbidity rate related clinical conditions of the patient. "
07/01/1987 - "Untreated splenic abscess is still fatal, and although splenectomy is the mainstay of treatment, it appears that antifungal treatment without splenectomy can be recommended for patients with disseminated fungal disease as long as bacterial abscess has been ruled out by invasive culture techniques. "
07/01/1995 - "Splenic abscess were effectively treated with 21 days of antibiotic administration, not was necessitated splenectomy and percutaneous drainage. "

01/01/1991 - "Thereafter, antituberculous chemotherapy proved extremely effective for the alleviation of symptoms, reduction of the abscess and closure of the fistulae."
08/01/2005 - "A 6-month course of anti-tuberculous chemotherapy is effective in combination with surgery for large scrotal abscesses. "
12/01/2008 - "After combined chemotherapy and surgical revision of the abscess, the patient's condition improved. "
11/01/1991 - "His condition improved after surgical excision of abscess and short-course chemotherapy. "
11/01/2014 - "Six of the 14 who were treated with drug therapy alone had problems: 2 progressed to abscess formation and 4 had residual enlargement of their lymph nodes that required surgery. "

02/01/2002 - "Ten abscess cavities (91%) resolved completely after stent placement for a mean duration of 32 days. "
07/01/2009 - "Direct abdominal radiography, abdominal ultrasound and CT scan have proved very useful in the diagnosis, providing the correct localisation of the stent in the left rectus muscle of the abdominal wall that led to a surgical approach under local anaesthesia for the removal, and abscess formation surrounding the stent. "
06/01/2007 - "The two noncommunicating abscesses were associated with previous insertion of biliary stents; these were cured percutaneously after endoscopic stent replacement. "
01/01/2015 - "Late Silent Stent Abscess."
01/01/2015 - "Endoscopic ultrasound-guided pelvic abscess drainage using a dedicated, wide, flared-end, fully covered self-expandable metal stent."