OBJECTIVE To evaluate changes in prescribing behaviour after distribution of antibiotic guidelines printed on a 9 x 6 cm laminated card suitable for clipping to a hospital identification badge. INTERVENTION Guidelines for appropriate antibiotic prescribing for 20 common and important paediatric infections were printed on a laminated 9 x 6 cm card suitable to clip to a hospital identification ...

Oestrus ovis larvae are the most common cause of ophthalmomyiasis. It is frequently observed in spring and summer agricultural areas where there many livestock animals, these generally external Here, we report an atypical case with orbital cellulitis symptoms due to A 51-year-old male patient was referred outpatient clinic right eye erythema swelling periorbital tissues, conjunctival congestion...

OBJECTIVES Computed tomography (CT) is used often in the evaluation of orbital infections to identify children who are most likely to benefit from surgical intervention. Our objective was to identify predictors for intraorbital or intracranial abscess among children who present with signs or symptoms of periorbital infection. These predictors could be used to better target patients for emergent...

121 A 33-y-old man presented to his primary care practitioner with a rash beginning around the left ear and spreading into the periorbital region. He was known to have eczema (atopic dermatitis), and the diagnosis of secondary bacterial infection and periorbital cellulitis was made. Because of a history of penicillin allergy, the patient was started on erythromycin. This treatment had no effect...