et al. [3] introduced the term ‘tarsoconjunctival crypts.’ They postulated that the tarsal conjunctiva sequestration of bacteria was initiated by trauma caused either by inf lammation from Stevens-Johnson syndrome or by mechanical abrasion from nocturnal lid eversion. Partial sloughing of the tarsal conjunctiva and subsequent re-epithelization over a lamellar layer of epithelium formed an epith...

Hsldw S.A.1, Buh~r~~nly J.1, Haswll P.D.1, Bowbr I.C.J.W.2, Bmn A.J.1 1 Depatlmenl of Ophthalmology, University ot Oxford. 2 Department of Bacterioboy. Oxford Regional FMii Heaith Laboratory. Purpose: lntravitreal antibiotic is the mainstay of endophthalmitis treatment. Repeat injections should be based on the knowledege of tissue levels. The purpose of this study is to assess the value of aque...

A cross sectional descriptive study was conducted in Out Patient Department of Sassoon Hospital. Twelve hundred prescriptions were randomly collected over 10 days and recorded over a ‘prescribing indicator form’. The data was analyzed using WHO ‘prescribing indicators’. Average number of drugs per encounter was 3.62. Encounter with an antibiotic prescribed was 46.17%, with a FDC it was 46.67% a...

Hsldw S.A.1, Buh~r~~nly J.1, Haswll P.D.1, Bowbr I.C.J.W.2, Bmn A.J.1 1 Depatlmenl of Ophthalmology, University ot Oxford. 2 Department of Bacterioboy. Oxford Regional FMii Heaith Laboratory. Purpose: lntravitreal antibiotic is the mainstay of endophthalmitis treatment. Repeat injections should be based on the knowledege of tissue levels. The purpose of this study is to assess the value of aque...

CC (6/20/96): Red, itchy eyes, whitish discharge x 6 weeks HPI: A 74 year old retired policeman noticed red, itchy eyes associated with whitish discharge that worsened over the past six weeks. Two weeks later, the patient consulted his ophthalmologist, who treated him antibiotic eye drops without a favorable response. The patient did not respond to the antibiotic and states he was biopsied. He ...

Background Subdural empyema (SDE) in children is a severe intracranial infection. Many pathogens can cause SDE. Case Details In this articlewe present a 15-month old Indonesian boy diagnosed as SDE based on the clinical symptoms and neuroimaging. A complete blood count showed white blood cell count of 13.800/mm3 and the CRP level was 8.3 mg/L. Craniotomy following burr hole drainage procedure...

Antibiotic prophylaxis for infective endocarditis (IE) prior to certain procedures is a particularly controversial issue for the dental community. On the basis of the information provided in an editorial recently published in the Revista Española de Cardiologı́a and the enormous perplexity generated by the proposal of the National Institute of Clinical Excellence (United Kingdom) that antibiotic...

purpose: to evaluate the effects of intravitreal and intracameral injection of bevacizumab in patients with neovascular glaucoma (nvg).   methods: this interventional case series was conducted on 40 eyes of 40 patients with neovascular glaucoma. data included the extent of iris (nvi) and angle neovascularization (nva), peripheral anterior synechia (pas), and intraocular pressure (iop). followin...

UNLABELLED Deterioration of the immune system due to antibiotic therapy can be restored by immunomodulator application. In this paper we estimate the effect of ampicillin, amikacin, doxycycline, rifampicin, rifamycine and immunomodulator Tołpa Peat Preparation (TPP) on neovascular reaction induced in murine skin by human mononuclear cells (MNC) injection. MNC originating from 15 healthy volunte...

F oot infections in patients with diabetes are complex problems that often fail to respond to antimicrobial therapy and surgical procedures. Thus, several adjunctive therapies for these infections have been investigated over the past few years. These include novel antimicrobial delivery systems, larval biotherapy, granulocyte-colony stimulating factor and hyperbaric oxygen.1,2 Long-standing dia...