Relevance and utility of peritoneal cultures in patients with peritonitis

Surgical Infections

Volumn 2, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 153-160

  Nathens, A B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN PLUS CLAVULANIC ACID; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CEFEPIME; CEFOXITIN; CILASTATIN PLUS IMIPENEM; CIPROFLOXACIN; CLINDAMYCIN; GENTAMICIN; IMIPENEM; MEROPENEM; METRONIDAZOLE; PIPERACILLIN PLUS TAZOBACTAM; SULTAMICILLIN; TIMENTIN; TOBRAMYCIN;

ABDOMINAL INFECTION; AEROBIC BACTERIUM; ANAEROBIC BACTERIUM; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFICACY; GRAM NEGATIVE BACTERIUM; GRAM POSITIVE BACTERIUM; HUMAN; PERITONITIS; POSTOPERATIVE INFECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT FAILURE; ASCITES FLUID; MICROBIOLOGY; REVIEW; TISSUE CULTURE; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ASCITIC FLUID; HUMAN; PERITONITIS; TISSUE CULTURE;

EID: 1842762821     PISSN: 10962964     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/109629601750469474     Document Type: Article

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