This content is machine translated Respiratory infections in children In which cases is antibiotic treatment obsolete? Nowadays, the motto is that antibiotics should be carefully considered. Although true scarlet fever, for example, requires antibiotic treatment, many other respiratory diseases may not require it. In addition to...…
View Post 6 min This content is machine translated Streptococcus A tonsillitis & Co. Common pediatric illnesses in family practice. In addition to common gastroenteritis and upper respiratory tract infections, many pediatric emergencies in family practice involve pain. Dr. med. Nina Notter, senior physician mbF Ostschweizer Kinderspital and medical director of…
View Post 6 min This content is machine translated Otorhinolaryngology Common ENT diseases in the focus of translational medicine. From the vast field of ENT, some symptoms that are particularly common in practice will be highlighted with a view to current developments and new findings. Under the influence of…
View Post 9 min This content is machine translated Paradigm shift in the treatment of streptococcal angina. Antibiotic therapy only with minor benefits Sore throat is usually harmless and self-limiting. Sometimes, however, streptococcal angina is behind it, which is readily treated with antibiosis. However, this usually shows no advantages at all.
View Post 6 min This content is machine translated Pediatric Rheumatology Always puncture joints! In treatment-resistant severe cases, a biologic representative of a new class of substances is available. Several evaluations of different forms of therapy came up with exciting results. One study made…
View Post 2 min This content is machine translated Research result at the University of Bern An alternative to antibiotics? An international team of researchers led by Bern has developed a new substance to treat severe bacterial infections – without the use of antibiotics. This could also prevent antibiotic resistance…
View Post 8 min This content is machine translated Exanthema Allergic or reactive? At first glance, all exanthemas look the same. But there are many possibilities: Is it incipient drug exanthema, reactive exanthema, viral exanthema, disseminated contact allergy? A combined clinical, laboratory, and…
