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illustration of an inflamed appendix
October 25, 2021

Antibiotics for appendicitis: Study findings finalized

The nonsurgical approach is now an accepted first treatment. An online tool can help patients decide which option is right for them.

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Antibiotics are now an accepted option for initial treatment of appendicitis in most cases, providing patients with a possible alternative to surgery.
October 25, 2021

Antibiotics or surgery: Tool aids in appendicitis decision

Antibiotics are now an accepted option for initial treatment of appendicitis in many cases, providing patients with an alternative to surgery.

illustration of an inflamed appendix
October 5, 2020

Benefits, risks seen with antibiotics-first for appendicitis

In a large U.S. trial, more than 70% of patients randomized to receive antibiotics ultimately avoided surgery, investigators found.

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Picture of Dr. Margaret Green administering a penicillin allergy test
February 14, 2019

Skin test detects penicillin allergy with certainty

When receiving medical care for infections, some people have resisted penicillin and related antibiotics because of a presumed allergy. According to a recent report, th

people waiting for luggage at TSA check
November 26, 2019

By a show of hands, it's the big airport germ zone

Handwashing is the best way to avoid bacteria and viruses at the airport or on a plane. 

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woman holding her abdomen
September 27, 2018

Study backs antibiotics as first response to appendicitis

Just 39% of patients who got medication initially went on to have surgery, five-year review shows.

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of pseudomonas bacteria on plastic
September 26, 2018

Hit ’em where they eat. Stealth drug fights resistant bacteria

In studies in humans and mice, bacteria confuse the metal gallium for a nutrient, and it works as a Trojan horse to destroy them.

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Confocal microscope image of the cochlea of a mature mouse
February 5, 2018

FDA OK's UW-created therapy to protect hearing

The researchers hope their novel drug will safeguard patients from the hearing-damaging side effects of powerful antibiotics.  

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August 11, 2016

Major study evaluates use of antibiotics against diarrhea

Scientists at the University of Washington and Kenya Medical Research Institute are working to discern whether antibiotics could help prevent thousands of child deaths from diarrheal disease. 

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March 7, 2016

Study of antibiotic therapy for appendicitis to start in May

For more than 130 years, surgery has been the standard approach to appendicitis.

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