enow.com Web Search

Search results

  1. Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
  2. Amoxicillin/clavulanic acid - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amoxicillin/clavulanic_acid

    Amoxicillin is an antibiotic while clavulanic acid is a non-antibiotic β-lactamase inhibitor which prevents metabolism of amoxicillin by certain bacteria. In addition to its β-lactamase inhibition, clavulanic acid shows central nervous system actions and effects and has been studied in the potential treatment of various psychiatric and ...

  3. Periorbital cellulitis - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Periorbital_cellulitis

    Periorbital cellulitis, or preseptal cellulitis, is an inflammation and infection of the eyelid and portions of skin around the eye anterior to the orbital septum. [1] It may be caused by breaks in the skin around the eye, and subsequent spread to the eyelid; infection of the sinuses around the nose (); or from spread of an infection elsewhere through the blood.

  4. Cellulitis - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cellulitis

    Cellulitis occurred in about 21.2 million people in 2015. [7] In the United States about 2 of every 1,000 people per year have a case affecting the lower leg. [1] Cellulitis in 2015 resulted in about 16,900 deaths worldwide. [8] In the United Kingdom, cellulitis was the reason for 1.6% of admissions to a hospital. [6]

  5. List of antibiotics - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_antibiotics

    Indicated for complicated skin/skin structure infections, soft tissue infections and complicated intra-abdominal infections. Effective for gram-positive, gram-negative, anaerobic, and against multi-antibiotic resistant bacteria (such as Staphylococcus aureus [MRSA] and Acinetobacter baumannii), but not effective for Pseudomonas spp. and Proteus ...

  6. Skin and skin structure infection - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skin_and_skin_structure...

    [citation needed] The increased prevalence of antibiotic resistance is evident in MRSA species commonly involved in SSSIs, which worsen prognoses and limit treatment options. [ citation needed ] For less severe infections, microbiologic evaluation using tissue culture has been demonstrated to have high utility in guiding management decisions.

  7. Cloxacillin - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cloxacillin

    Cloxacillin is an antibiotic useful for the treatment of several bacterial infections. [1] This includes impetigo, cellulitis, pneumonia, septic arthritis, and otitis externa. [1] It is not effective for methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA). [2] It can be used by mouth and by injection. [1]

  8. Sultamicillin - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sultamicillin

    Sultamicillin, sold under the brand name Unasyn among others, is an oral form of the penicillin antibiotic combination ampicillin/sulbactam.It is used for the treatment of bacterial infections of the upper and lower respiratory tract, the kidneys and urinary tract, skin and soft tissues, among other organs.

  9. Ampicillin/sulbactam - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ampicillin/sulbactam

    [10] [11] Less frequent systemic reactions to ampicillin/sulbactam include chest pain, fatigue, seizure, headache, painful urination, urinary retention, intestinal gas, nausea, vomiting, itching, hairy tongue, tightness in throat, reddening of the skin, nose bleeding, and facial swelling. These are reported to occur in less than 1% of patients.