Prophylactic oral antibiotics in prevention of recurrent cholangitis after the Kasai portoenterostomy

Journal of Pediatric Surgery

Volumn 38, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 590-593

  Bu, Ling Nan ^a,b   Chen, Huey Ling ^c   Chang, Chee Jen ^c   Ni, Yen Hsuan ^c   Hsu, Hong Yuan ^c   Lai, Hong Shiee ^c   Hsu, Wen Ming ^c   Chang, Mei Hwei ^a  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b KEELUNG HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^c NONE

Author keywords

Biliary atresia; Cholangitis; Portoenterostomy; Prophylaxis

Indexed keywords

COTRIMOXAZOLE; NEOMYCIN;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; ARTICLE; BLOOD CULTURE; CHOLANGITIS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFICACY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INFANT; INFECTION PREVENTION; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; LIVER FUNCTION TEST; LONG TERM CARE; MALE; PORTOENTEROSTOMY; POSTOPERATIVE INFECTION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RECURRENT DISEASE; SURVIVAL RATE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; URINE CULTURE;

EID: 0037388861     PISSN: 00223468     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/jpsu.2003.50128     Document Type: Article

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