Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) treatment remains a challenge for the clinician, as no available therapy is able to cure the infection in all treated patients. In the last two decades, several antibiotic combinations have been proposed, including triple therapies, bismuth-free therapies (sequential, concomitant, hybrid regimens), and bismuth-based quadruple therapy. Some national and internatio...

Inflammatory external root resorption is one of the major complications after traumatic dental injury. In this case report, we describe treatment of a maxillary central incisor affected by severe, perforating external root resorption. An 18-year-old patient presented with a previously traumatized, root-filled maxillary central incisor associated with pain and sinus tract. Radiographic examinati...

A new treatment strategy is needed, as the efficacy of triple therapy containing clarithromycin-the current standard treatment for Helicobacter pylori infection-is declining. Increasing antibiotic resistance of H. pylori is the most significant factor contributing to eradication failure. Thus, selecting the most appropriate regimen depending on resistance is optimal, but identifying resistance ...

Mycobacterium terrae is ubiquitous in our environment. M terrae infections most commonly involve tendon sheaths, bones, bursae, and joints. We report a case of infectious arthritis of the knee caused by M terrae in a 21-year-old man who had non-specific chronic synovitis. No organism was seen on microscopy or isolated from cultures until months later. Initially the M terrae culture was consider...

We read with great interest the article published by Hosseini et al.1 in October issue of Middle East Journal of Digestive Diseases. Briefly, in this article, authors concluded that furazolidone based therapeutic regimens (in moderate and even high-dose) were not preferable for first-line treatment against H.pylori infection among the northern population in Iran.1 Altogether, some points we fou...

We read with great interest the article published by Hosseini et al.1 in October issue of Middle East Journal of Digestive Diseases. Briefly, in this article, authors concluded that furazolidone based therapeutic regimens (in moderate and even high-dose) were not preferable for first-line treatment against H.pylori infection among the northern population in Iran.1 Altogether, some points we fou...

ABSTRACT The use of antibiotic prophylaxis in the extraction third molars is extremely controversial, raising several discussions about most appropriate clinical protocol to avoid postoperative complications. To review literature on subject, describing evidence for and against prevent surgical site infections molar extractions, besides establishing a prophylactic dosage regimen. A was carried o...

Copyright © 2013 P.-I Hsu and N.-J. Peng. is is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. As a general rule for the treatment of infectious diseases, clinicians should prescribe anti-H. pylori regimens that have a per-protocol erad...

Infections of acute and chronic wounds have a substantial negative impact on patient outcomes. Because bacterial resistance to traditional antimicrobials continues to increase, an in vitro study was conducted to examine current sensitivities of various methicillin-resistant and methicillin-sensitive strains of Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA and MSSA) to commonly used topical antimicrobial agents. ...