Antibiotic prophylaxis in gastrointestinal endoscopy: A report by a Working Party for the British Society of Gastroenterology Endoscopy Committee. Written and approved by the British Society of Gastroenterology (September 1996)

Endoscopy

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 114-119

  Mani, V ^a   Cartwright, K ^b   Dooley, J ^c   Swarbrick, E ^d   Fairclough, P ^e   Oakley, C ^f  

^a Leigh Infirmary   (United Kingdom)

^b GLOUCESTERSHIRE ROYAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c ROYAL FREE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^d NEW CROSS HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^e ST BARTHOLOMEW S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^f HAMMERSMITH HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN; CEPHALOSPORIN; CIPROFLOXACIN; GENTAMICIN; METRONIDAZOLE; PENICILLIN G; QUINOLONE; TEICOPLANIN; UREIDOPENICILLIN; VANCOMYCIN;

ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; ARTICLE; BACTEREMIA; CHOLESTASIS; ENDOCARDITIS; ENDOSCOPIC RETROGRADE CHOLANGIOPANCREATOGRAPHY; GASTROINTESTINAL ENDOSCOPY; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE TREATMENT; NEUTROPENIA; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PANCREAS PSEUDOCYST; PARENTERAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PENICILLIN ALLERGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0030887778     PISSN: 0013726X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2007-1004085     Document Type: Article

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