I've had about three courses of antibiotics a year to tackle my throat infections, but this year I was at the GP's every three weeks. He put me on the NHS waiting list for a tonsillectomy in January.

cure after tonsillectomy Periodic clinical signs; persistent over years; no response to antibiotics; increased proinflammatory cytokine levels during flares; responsive to corticosteroids ...

Tonsillitis itself is not contagious. However, “the viruses and bacteria that cause tonsillitis are highly contagious and can ...

"Recurrent tonsillitis can be a real pain in the neck. The tonsils sit in the back of the throat and form part of a ring of ...

If your tonsillitis infection is bacterial, a doctor may prescribe you antibiotics ... assess whether you may benefit from undergoing a tonsillectomy, which is “the surgical removal of the ...

Most urinary tract infections (UTIs) are caused by the E. coli bacteria, which are treated with antibiotics. But some strains may be resistant to common antibiotic types. For the most part ...

As far as we are aware, these are the first reported cases of GABHS developing macrolide resistance during antibiotic treatment in vivo; the study suggests that the 10-mg/kg/day azithromycin for 3 ...

Antimicrobial resistance is the ability of microorganisms such as bacteria, fungi or protozoans to grow despite exposure to antimicrobial substances designed to inhibit their growth. Microbes can ...

SFU biology professor David Hik has taught thousands of students in more than 170 countries thanks to the two massive online open courses (MOOCs) he helped create. Popularized only seven years ago, ...

The Antibiotic table below has been created to direct NELFT health professionals to the correct antibiotic formulary depending on where staff are located. The column lists each of NELFT’s boroughs.