Antibiotic therapy for abdominal infection

World Journal of Surgery

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 152-157

  Bohnen, John M A ^a  

^a ST MICHAEL'S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMINOGLYCOSIDE ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; AMPHOTERICIN B; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; AZTREONAM; BETA LACTAM ANTIBIOTIC; BETA LACTAMASE INHIBITOR; CEFOXITIN; CEPHALOSPORIN DERIVATIVE; CIPROFLOXACIN; CLINDAMYCIN; FLUCONAZOLE; GENTAMICIN; IMIPENEM; MEROPENEM; METRONIDAZOLE; PIPERACILLIN PLUS TAZOBACTAM; SULTAMICILLIN; TIMENTIN;

ABDOMINAL INFECTION; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; BACTEROIDES; CANDIDA; CLINICAL TRIAL; DRUG MIXTURE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; NEPHROTOXICITY; NONHUMAN; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; OTOTOXICITY; RESUSCITATION; REVIEW;

ABDOMEN; ANIMALS; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; CLINICAL TRIALS; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; DRUG RESISTANCE, MICROBIAL; GASTROINTESTINAL DISEASES; HUMANS; PERITONITIS; RECURRENCE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0031885430     PISSN: 03642313     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002689900363     Document Type: Review

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