More urban than its neighbours Lecce and Brindisi, with grander boulevards and a more active nightlife, Bari supports a large university, a recently renovated opera house and municipal buildings that sparkle with a hint of northern grandiosity... Read More.
Penicillin was established as an effective treatment for syphilis before the widespread use of randomized clinical trials.The treatment guidelines published by the CDC (see current CDC recommendations) are based largely on uncontrolled trials and expert opinion.
Today, the use of penicillin and other antibiotics are common place. The various antibiotics are used to treat a number of what are now common diseases and to prevent the onset of infections when our skin, our first barrier to fight off disease, is somehow broken through a simple cut or a more serious wound. It is something that we all take for granted, today.