Duration of antimicrobial therapy for intra-abdominal infections

Infections in Medicine

Volumn 21, Issue 10, 2004, Pages 506-510

  Hedrick, Traci L ^a   Sawyer, Robert G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Antimicrobial therapy; Intra abdominal infection

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ABDOMINAL ABSCESS; ABDOMINAL INFECTION; ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ANTIMICROBIAL THERAPY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL INFECTION; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; BACTERIUM CONTAMINATION; CLINICAL TRIAL; COST CONTROL; DISEASE SEVERITY; ENTEROCOCCUS; HEALTH CARE COST; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; LONG TERM CARE; MORBIDITY; PERITONITIS; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; RECURRENCE RISK; RECURRENT INFECTION; SHORT COURSE THERAPY; SURGICAL INFECTION; SURGICAL PATIENT; SURGICAL WARD; UNITED STATES;

EID: 13644250435     PISSN: 07496524     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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