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Pak J Med Sci
January 2025
Inzimam Ul Haq Postgraduate trainee, Department of ENT, MTI Khyber Teaching Hospital, University Road Peshawar, Pakistan.
Background & Objective: Chronic suppurative otitis media is a fatal condition owing to its propensity for intracranial extension. The inadvertent use of antibiotics has led to resistance among causative organisms. The objectives of this study were to determine causative bacteria, their antibiotic resistance and susceptibility patterns, and their response to antibiotics after a one-month follow-up.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjective: Periorbital necrotizing soft tissue infection (NSTI) is a rare entity caused either by polymicrobial infection (type 1) or Streptococcus pyogenes and/or Staphylococcus species (type 2). A high level of clinical suspicion is necessary to make the diagnosis. We present 3 cases of NSTI illustrating our diagnostic and therapeutic approach.
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October 2024
Division of Tropical and Infection Diseases, Department of Internal Medicine, Medical Faculty of Universitas Sebelas Maret - Moewardi Hospital, Surakarta, Indonesia.
A 71-year-old man complained of a blackish wound under his left eye, which began with fever and reddish spots after helping to slaughter a cow and cut its meat. The fever occured especially in the afternoon to evening, and is not accompanied by chills and sweating. On day 4 of fever onset, the fever diminished and the spots progressively widened with swelling.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFJ Clin Med
January 2025
Ophthalmology Section, Department of Medicine and Surgery, University of Perugia, 06132 Perugia, Italy.
To report the cosmetic, clinical, and visual outcomes of a combined surgical approach for treating a corneal/limbal dermoid using excision and a three-layered amniotic membrane graft with fibrin glue. An 18-year-old female presented with impaired vision and ocular discomfort caused by a prominent dome-shaped limbal congenital dermoid on the inferotemporal cornea, resulting in a significant aesthetic concern. A full assessment, including refraction, best-corrected visual acuity (BCVA), corneal topography, aberrometry and anterior segment OCT (AS-OCT) was conducted to plan the surgical approach.
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January 2025
Hainan Key Laboratory of Storage and Processing of Fruits and Vegetables, Agricultural Products Processing Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Tropical Agricultural Sciences, Zhanjiang 524001, China.
This study aimed to determine the chemical composition of five essential oils (LEOs) using the gas chromatography-mass spectroscopy technique and to assess their antibacterial activity against four marine species, including , , , and . Sensitivity tests were performed using the disk diffusion and serial dilution methods. The results showed that all five LEOs exhibited antibacterial activity against the four tested marine species.
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