Topical antimicrobial therapy dates to ancient times when a wide variety of substances such as grease, lint oil, wine, and metallic salts were applied to wounds. Since then, topical antibiotics have been developed. They are most frequently used to treat…
In 2019, unintentional injury was the leading cause of death in children aged 1–18 years of age in the US, accounting for approximately one-third of all deaths. Of these deaths, burns were the seventh leading cause in children <1 year,…
Generally, in differentiating between bacterial and viral causes of febrile illnesses in children, the more mucous membranes involved in the patient’s illness (e.g., conjunctiva, throat, respiratory, gastrointestinal tract), the more likely the cause is viral. When multiple mucous membranes are…