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Sunday, May 4, 2025

Sad News

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It’s with great sadness to let you know that Itzhak passed away peacefully on Jan 10, 2025 from cancer, surrounded by his family at home.  W...
Wednesday, June 1, 2022

Retropharyngeal abscess- An unusual complication in a COVID-19 patient

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T he coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has generated many challenges for physicians, including multiple long-term effects that ar...
Monday, October 18, 2021

Tonsillectomy and hematologic malignancy

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  Routine pediatric tonsillectomy ± adenoidectomy (T ± A) is one of the most common procedures for children worldwide, accounting for approx...
Monday, December 25, 2017

Treatment Challenges of Group A Beta-hemolytic Streptococcal Pharyngo-Tonsillitis

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Despite its in vitro efficacy, penicillin often fails to eradicate Group A β-hemolytic streptococci (GABHS) from patients with acute and ...
Thursday, January 21, 2016

Probiotic for the treatment of recurring group A beta-hemolytic streptococci pharyngo-tonsillitis

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A recent retrospective study has shown that an oral preparation of Streptococcus salivarius K12 (SsK12) may be a good option for treating ...
Wednesday, September 9, 2015

Is tonsillectomy or adeno-tonsillectomy better than non-surgical approach for chronic/recurrent acute tonsillitis?

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Tonsillectomy with or without adenoidectomy, is a common operation, but the indications for surgery are controversial. A Cochrane update...
Tuesday, January 29, 2013

Oral probiotic therapy with Streptococcus salivarius prevents recurrent streptococcal pharyngitis and/or tonsillitis

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Streptococcus salivarius K12 has been shown to inhibit the in-vitro growth of  Group A beta hemolytic streptococcal (GABHS)  due to bact...
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Thursday, October 25, 2012

New guideline for the treatment of pharyngitis

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New guideline from the Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA) recommend that physicians should prescribe antibiotics only for pat...
Friday, August 17, 2012

Does Helicobacter pylori play a role in chronic tonsillitis?

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Several studies confirmed the presence of Helicobacter pylori in chronically inflamed tonsils.. However, other reports did not find this ...
Tuesday, April 10, 2012

Increasing incidence of methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus in retropharyngeal abs

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Because of a recent increase in retropharyngeal abscess cases due to community-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (CA-...
Sunday, March 4, 2012

Is recurrent tonsillitis in adults different from one in children?

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  B rook and Foote compared the microbial flora of recurrently inflamed tonsils removed from 25 children with recurrent episodes of tonsill...
Thursday, March 1, 2012

Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus aureus is isolated in greater frequency in tonsillitis

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An increase in the recovery of methicillin resistant S. aureus (MRSA) was recently noted in various infections. The rate of recovery MRSA ...
Saturday, February 18, 2012

Why does penicillin not work in Group A streptococcal tonsillitis?

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Despite its excellent efficacy in the test tube, penicillin frequently does not work and fail to eradicate Group A beta-hemolytic streptoco...