Adjunctive antibiotics show efficacy for small skin infections
Adding antibiotic treatment to standard drainage of simple skin abscesses appears to improve healing, researchers reported on June 29, 2017 in the NEJM/New England Journal of Medicine.
Adding antibiotic treatment to standard drainage of simple skin abscesses appears to improve healing, researchers reported on June 29, 2017 in the NEJM/New England Journal of Medicine.
Never before in the history of IBD have there been so many promising compounds in the pipeline. In a scientific session dedicated to new compounds, leading investigators discussed… read more.
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