Peritonsillar Abscess

02/01/2008 - "Patients with peritonsillar abscesses should be treated with antibiotics effective against both aerobic and anaerobic bacteria. "
09/01/2007 - "In the treatment of Peritonsillar abscess the demonstration of, both aerobic and anaerobic organisms has raised the question of possible need to treat with antibiotics effective against anaerobes. "
02/01/2008 - "Results of many studies support the resistance of grown bacteria to many antibiotics and the potential importance of anaerobic bacteria in development of peritonsillar abscesses. "
01/01/2007 - "Results of many studies support the resistance of grown bacteria to many antibiotics and the potential importance of anaerobic species in development of peritonsillar abscesses. "
11/01/2015 - "Current management for peritonsillar abscess in pediatric patients includes intensive medical therapy using antibiotics with or without surgical drainage. "

06/01/2005 - "In an attempt to assess the effect of antibiotic choice on the treatment of peritonsillar abscess, we compared the clinical efficacy of empiric intramuscular clindamycin and intravenous ampicillin/sulbactam (following needle aspiration of the abscess) in a prospective, randomized study of 58 patients. "

06/01/2005 - "In an attempt to assess the effect of antibiotic choice on the treatment of peritonsillar abscess, we compared the clinical efficacy of empiric intramuscular clindamycin and intravenous ampicillin/sulbactam (following needle aspiration of the abscess) in a prospective, randomized study of 58 patients. "

06/01/2004 - "The authors, therefore, recommend that steroids should not be withheld from patients with severe IM on the basis that they may precipitate the development of peritonsillar abscess."
06/01/2004 - "Use of steroids in the treatment of peritonsillar abscess."
05/01/2006 - "Ancillary use of steroids reduces morbidity in patients with a peritonsillar abscess and there is a limited but useful place for immediate tonsillectomy in the treatment of this disease."
06/01/2005 - "The use of steroids may be beneficial in the treatment of peritonsillar abscess, and different techniques for abscess drainage are still used around the world, with consistently good results."
10/01/2006 - "Between February 2002 and February 2005, we treated 98 peritonsillar abscess patients with an outpatient medical regimen that involved hydration, antibiotics, steroids, and good pain control. "

01/01/2008 - "In the specific case of amoxicillin-sulbactam, experiences have shown the effectiveness of the combination in the treatment of peritonsillar abscess, otitis media, sinusitis, community acquired pneumonia, acute exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonar disease (COPD), urinary tract infection and obstetric/gynecologic infections. "
01/01/1998 - "A comparison of procaine penicillin with sulbactam-ampicillin in the treatment of peritonsillar abscesses."
01/01/1998 - "The clinical efficacy of procaine penicillin and sulbactam-ampicillin was compared in patients with peritonsillar abscesses after peroral abscess drainage. "

01/01/1998 - "The authors conclude that intramuscular procaine penicillin can be safely prescribed on an outpatient basis to most patients with peritonsillar abscess after incision and drainage. "
05/01/1953 - "[Further considerations on procaine penicillin therapy of peritonsillar abscesses]."
01/01/1998 - "A comparison of procaine penicillin with sulbactam-ampicillin in the treatment of peritonsillar abscesses."
01/01/1998 - "The clinical efficacy of procaine penicillin and sulbactam-ampicillin was compared in patients with peritonsillar abscesses after peroral abscess drainage. "

11/26/1990 - "[Peritonsillar abscess in a child caused by ampicillin resistant Haemophilus influenzae]."
01/01/1998 - "A comparison of procaine penicillin with sulbactam-ampicillin in the treatment of peritonsillar abscesses."
01/01/1998 - "The clinical efficacy of procaine penicillin and sulbactam-ampicillin was compared in patients with peritonsillar abscesses after peroral abscess drainage. "

09/01/1991 - "This study indicates that most patients with peritonsillar abscess may successfully and safely be treated by permucosal needle aspiration, and oral penicillin, on an out-patient basis."
12/03/1949 - "[Introduction of penicillin in the treatment of peritonsillar abscess, progress on the issue of herd immunity]."
01/01/1947 - "[Penicillin in the treatment of peritonsillar abscess]."
05/22/1953 - "[Tonsillectomy with preoperative penicillin and sulfonamide therapy in peritonsillar abscess]."
04/01/2005 - "We noticed a seemingly high prevalence of penicillin allergy in patients who had been diagnosed with peritonsillar abscess (PTA) at our institution. "

07/01/2009 - "The purpose of this study was to analyse and describe the distribution of the antimicrobial proteins hBD 1-4 within the peritonsillar abscess. "
05/01/2010 - "After tonsillectomy and tissue fixation in formalin, total proteins were isolated from 38 samples (11 hypertrophy of the tonsil, 8 acute tonsillitis, 11 chronic tonsillitis, 8 peritonsillar abscesses). "

01/01/1982 - "We conducted a therapeutic trial with cefmenoxime in the field of otorhinolaryngology on a total of 14 subjects including 7 cases of otitis media, 5 cases of peritonsillar abscess, 1 case of chronic sinusitis and 1 case of congenital aural fistula. "

01/01/2000 - "It results from our study that in the absence of a significant difference in the rate of complications, and even considering the possibility of carrying out interval amygdalectomy on an outpatient basis, the most cost-effective treatment of peritonsillar abscess is quinsy tonsillectomy."
10/01/2012 - "Immediate tonsillectomy in patients with peritonsillar abscess is a safe and effective treatment that should be considered as an alternative to conventional incision and drainage. "
04/01/2015 - "The aim was to study the therapeutic management, recurrence, and need for tonsillectomy in patients who underwent needle aspiration for peritonsillar abscess (PTA). "
10/01/2010 - "This study analyzed the incidence and characteristics of bilateral peritonsillar abscesses (PTAs) that were treated with immediate tonsillectomy. "
11/01/2015 - "This is a retrospective chart review at a single academic institution of patients who underwent either incision and drainage or tonsillectomy for a peritonsillar abscess between 2002 and 2012 (n=69). "

11/01/1999 - "To assess the safety and efficacy of conscious sedation (CS) in children undergoing emergency department incision and drainage (I&D) of peritonsillar abscesses (PTAs). "
12/01/2001 - "To demonstrate the safety of conscious sedation in draining peritonsillar abscesses (PTAs). "
12/01/2001 - "The safety of conscious sedation in peritonsillar abscess drainage."
11/01/1999 - "Conscious sedation: a new approach for peritonsillar abscess drainage in the pediatric population."

09/20/1980 - "[A bacteriological study of peritonsillar abscess and its chemotherapy (author's transl)]."
10/01/1982 - "Microorganisms isolated from peritonsillar abscess and indicated chemotherapy."

11/01/2006 - "A previous history of peritonsillar abscess and additional adenoidectomy were associated with increased blood splatter. "
08/01/2002 - "Recurrent or chronic pharyngotonsillitis, peritonsillar abscess, and streptococcal carriage are relative indications for tonsillectomy but not adenoidectomy. "
07/01/2008 - "Patients undergoing adenoidectomy or any procedure together with tonsillectomy and patients with peritonsillar abscess history or bleeding disorders were excluded. "
09/01/2005 - "Patients undergoing adenoidectomy, or any procedure together with tonsillectomy, and patients with peritonsillar abscess history or bleeding disorders were excluded. "
06/01/1994 - "Redundant internal carotid arteries have been considered a risk factor in tonsillectomy, adenoidectomy, and surgical treatment of peritonsillar abscess and also a potentially treatable cause of stroke. "

12/01/2005 - "We describe 2 cases of bilateral peritonsillar abscess that were successfully treated with needle aspiration of both sides with a 14-gauge intravenous cannula. "
02/01/2001 - "Cannula aspiration of peritonsillar abscesses."
05/01/2006 - "Catheter or needle drainage of these abscesses may provide an alternative to open procedures and is the drainage method of choice for peritonsillar abscesses. "