Sequential intravenous/oral antibiotic vs. continuous intravenous antibiotic in the treatment of pyogenic liver abscess

Alimentary Pharmacology and Therapeutics

Volumn 16, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 1083-1090

  Ng, F H ^a   Wong, W M ^b   Wong, B C Y ^b   Kng, C ^a   Wong, S Y ^a   Lai, K C ^b   Cheng, C S ^a   Yuen, W C ^a   Lam, S K ^b   Lai, C L ^b  

^a RUTTONJEE HOSPITAL   (Hong Kong)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMINOGLYCOSIDE ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CEPHALOSPORIN DERIVATIVE; METRONIDAZOLE; PENICILLIN DERIVATIVE; QUINOLONE DERIVATIVE; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CONTINUOUS INFUSION; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; ENDOSCOPIC RETROGRADE CHOLANGIOPANCREATOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; LIVER ABSCESS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DRUG ADMINISTRATION; HEALTH CARE COST; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; LENGTH OF STAY; MIDDLE AGED; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PATHOLOGY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; AGED; ANTIBIOTICS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DRUG ADMINISTRATION SCHEDULE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HUMAN; INFUSIONS, INTRAVENOUS; LENGTH OF STAY; LIVER ABSCESS; MALE; MIDDLE AGE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 0035999139     PISSN: 02692813     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2036.2002.01266.x     Document Type: Article

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