The continuing challenge of intra-abdominal infection

American Journal of Surgery

Volumn 186, Issue 5 SUPPL. 1, 2003, Pages 15-22

  Cheadle, William G ^a   Spain, David A ^b  

^a University of Louisville School of Medicine   (United States)

^b STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMINOGLYCOSIDE ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; AMPICILLIN; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; AZTREONAM; CEFOTETAN; CEFOXITIN; CEFUROXIME; CEPHALOSPORIN DERIVATIVE; CILASTATIN PLUS IMIPENEM; CLINDAMYCIN; FLUCONAZOLE; GENTAMICIN; MEROPENEM; METRONIDAZOLE; PIPERACILLIN PLUS TAZOBACTAM; SULTAMICILLIN; TIMENTIN;

ABDOMINAL DRAINAGE; ABDOMINAL INFECTION; ABDOMINAL PAIN; ANAEROBIC BACTERIUM; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; APPENDICITIS; CHOLECYSTITIS; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONFERENCE PAPER; DEBRIDEMENT; DECOMPRESSION SURGERY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DUODENUM ULCER; FEVER; GASTROINTESTINAL SYMPTOM; GRAM NEGATIVE BACTERIUM; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; LAPAROTOMY; LAVAGE; LEUKOCYTOSIS; LIVER NECROSIS; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MULTIPLE ORGAN FAILURE; MYCOSIS; PERCUTANEOUS DRAINAGE; PERITONITIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESUSCITATION; SURGEON; SURGICAL PATIENT; SYSTEMIC INFLAMMATORY RESPONSE SYNDROME; ULCER PERFORATION; WOUND CLOSURE;

EID: 0346848856     PISSN: 00029610     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2003.10.003     Document Type: Conference Paper

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