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Conservative treatment of cervico-facial suppurations. 1975

D Cosma, and L Popescu

The author prefers conservative treatment of suppurations in the cervico-facial area. It consists of evacuation of pus by puncture and simultaneous instillation of antibiotics. The technique for superficial and deep infections is described. On the basis of 470 cases treated the method is considered very efficient.

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D009333	Neck	The part of a human or animal body connecting the HEAD to the rest of the body.	Necks
D010406	Penicillins	A group of antibiotics that contain 6-aminopenicillanic acid with a side chain attached to the 6-amino group. The penicillin nucleus is the chief structural requirement for biological activity. The side-chain structure determines many of the antibacterial and pharmacological characteristics. (Goodman and Gilman's The Pharmacological Basis of Therapeutics, 8th ed, p1065)	Antibiotics, Penicillin,Penicillin,Penicillin Antibiotics
D011677	Punctures	Incision of tissues for injection of medication or for other diagnostic or therapeutic procedures. Punctures of the skin, for example may be used for diagnostic drainage; of blood vessels for diagnostic imaging procedures.	Micropunctures,Micropuncture,Puncture
D005145	Face	The anterior portion of the head that includes the skin, muscles, and structures of the forehead, eyes, nose, mouth, cheeks, and jaw.	Faces
D006801	Humans	Members of the species Homo sapiens.	Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D012874	Skin Diseases, Infectious	Skin diseases caused by bacteria, fungi, parasites, or viruses.	Infectious Skin Diseases,Disease, Infectious Skin,Diseases, Infectious Skin,Infectious Skin Disease,Skin Disease, Infectious
D013307	Streptomycin	An antibiotic produced by the soil actinomycete Streptomyces griseus. It acts by inhibiting the initiation and elongation processes during protein synthesis.	Estreptomicina CEPA,Estreptomicina Clariana,Estreptomicina Normon,Strepto-Fatol,Strepto-Hefa,Streptomycin Grünenthal,Streptomycin Sulfate,Streptomycin Sulfate (2:3) Salt,Streptomycin Sulphate,Streptomycine Panpharma,Strepto Fatol,Strepto Hefa
D013492	Suppuration	A pathologic process consisting in the formation of pus.	Pus