Itzhak Brook

TL;DR: In this article, evidence-based guidelines for the diagnosis and initial management of suspected acute bacterial rhinosinusitis in adults and children were prepared by a multidisciplinary expert panel of the Infectious Diseases Society of America comprising clinicians and investigators representing internal medicine, pediatrics, emergency medicine, otolaryngology, public health, epidemiology and adult and pediatric infectious disease specialties.

TL;DR: The most common causes of odontogenic sinusitis include dental abscesses and periodontal disease that had perforated the Schneidarian membrane, irritation and secondary infection caused by intra-antral foreign bodies, and sinus perforations during tooth extraction.

TL;DR: The microbiological and clinical characteristics of 83 patients with necrotizing fasciitis treated over a period of 17 years are presented, highlighting the polymicrobial nature of NF.

TL;DR: The spectrum of efficacy, antimicrobial resistance mechanisms, and resistance patterns against these agents are described and the current methods for AST in research and reference laboratories are described.

TL;DR: A review of the role of aerobic and anaerobic beta-lactamase-producing bacteria in the persistence of tonsillar infection caused by group A betahemolytic streptococci (GABHS) is presented in this article.