Antibiotics Quotes

People can be treated with widely available antibiotics, ... If they (people who have been exposed) are treated within 24 hours, they are almost assured to be cured. After that period, it can be more difficult.

She worked well, and we`re planning on running (in the Distaff,) ... She had a major excuse in the Beldame because of a reoccurring breathing problem. We think we`ve got it corrected. She didn`t have surgery; we treated it with antibiotics.

Stem cell research can revolutionize medicine, more than anything since antibiotics.

The Internet makes it possible for people like me to live the way I do now. Without it, I`d have to be in New York or some other city. I think the Internet is the greatest invention in history after antibiotics.

The major reason we are seeing antibiotic resistance is overuse of antibiotics in the population for illnesses that don`t require antibiotics -- typically colds, sore throats, quote bronchitis unquote -- illnesses that would resolve by themselves because they are caused by viruses.

Bob was in a hospital in Fairhope, Alabama, ... A few days after he went through triage for his arms, he got an infection. The dirty water got into an open cut and it`s a really bad infection. He`s being treated with antibiotics through an IV.

This may well be another consequence of our use of antibiotics. It`s another example of an organism that all of a sudden has gotten a lot meaner and nastier.

Approximately 2.5 to 3 hours later I received another telephone call from the Nursing Staff stating that they had noticed change of mental status with the patient. Apparently he was having difficulty walking. He was unable to swallow his pills and actually kind of spit the antibiotics out. They felt that the patient was having significant changes.

Vibrio vulnificus is a milder bacteria in the same family as cholera that enters the body through a cut, scratch or wound or by drinking or eating something, often shellfish, contaminated with it. It can be treated with antibiotics if recognized early. If evacuees or rescue workers notice a suspicious wound that`s red, swollen or tender at the site of infection and is sometimes accompanied by a fever, they should try to get immediate medical care

What happens is the cases that we are talking about here have involved elderly people or people with compromised immune systems who come into contact with this water. It can enter the body through a cut or scratch or some kind of abrasion and if it is not treated with antibiotics it can lead to bloodstream or other kinds of infections.