title: Antibiotics in general practice.
abstract: The human race has had to endure infections for as long as it has been on earth, and has developed efficient natural defence mechanisms to combat them. Modern medicine aims to augment these natural mechanisms, to help speed up resolution of infection and decrease morbidity and mortality.
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, University of California, San Francisco.
authors.forename: M A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Pogrel
mesh_terms: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D001424:Bacterial Infections / Q000188:drug therapy*; D002511:Cephalosporins / Q000627:therapeutic use; D017742:Dental Care for Chronically Ill; D004322:Drainage; D004697:Endocarditis, Bacterial / Q000517:prevention & control; D004917:Erythromycin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D005491:Focal Infection, Dental / Q000517:prevention & control*; D006801:Humans; D008158:Ludwig's Angina / Q000517:prevention & control; D010406:Penicillins / Q000627:therapeutic use; D010508:Periodontal Abscess / Q000188:drug therapy*; D011292:Premedication; D017703:Retropharyngeal Abscess / Q000188:drug therapy; D013752:Tetracycline / Q000627:therapeutic use
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D002511:Cephalosporins; D010406:Penicillins; D004917:Erythromycin; D013752:Tetracycline