Evidence based case report: Antibiotic treatment for spontaneous bacterial peritonitis

British Medical Journal

Volumn 324, Issue 7329, 2002, Pages 100-102

  Soares Weiser, K ^a   Paul, M ^a   Brezis, M ^b   Leibovici, L ^a  

^a RABIN MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^b HADASSAH HEBREW UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN PLUS CLAVULANIC ACID; AMPICILLIN; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CEFIXIME; CEFOTAXIME; CIPROFLOXACIN; OFLOXACIN; TOBRAMYCIN;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL PERITONITIS; CLINICAL TRIAL; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG INDUCED DISEASE; DRUG MONITORING; HUMAN; INFECTION RISK; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS;

EID: 0037065473     PISSN: 09598146     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.324.7329.100     Document Type: Article

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