Infective complications according to duration of antibiotic treatment in acute abdomen

International Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 155-162

  Gleisner, Ana L M ^a,b   Argenta, Rodrigo ^a   Pimentel, Marcelo ^a   Simon, Tatiana K ^a   Jungblut, Carlos F ^a   Petteffi, Leonardo ^a   De Souza, Rafael M ^a   Sauerssig, Mauricio ^a   Kruel, Cleber D P ^a   Machado, Adão R L ^a  

^a HOSPITAL DE CLÍNICAS DE PORTO ALEGRE   (Brazil)

^b NONE   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Abdomen; Acute; Administration and dosage; Antibiotic Prophylaxis; Antibiotics; Bacterial Infections; Drug therapy; Microbiology; Surgery; Therapeutic use

Indexed keywords

AMPICILLIN; CEFALOTIN; CEFOXITIN; CEFTRIAXONE; GENTAMICIN; METRONIDAZOLE; PENICILLIN G;

ABDOMINAL ABSCESS; ABDOMINAL SURGERY; ACUTE ABDOMEN; ADULT; ANASTOMOSIS LEAKAGE; ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL INFECTION; BACTERIUM CONTAMINATION; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMMON BILE DUCT STONE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEATH; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DRUG SAFETY; DRUG USE; FEMALE; HEMORRHAGIC SHOCK; HUMAN; HYPOTHESIS; ILEUS; INCIDENCE; INFECTION RISK; JAUNDICE; LONG TERM CARE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; NONHUMAN; PANCREATITIS; POPULATION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVIEW; SEPSIS; SEROMA; SURGICAL PATIENT; TEACHING HOSPITAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME; URINARY TRACT INFECTION; WOUND DEHISCENCE; WOUND INFECTION;

EID: 2442521267     PISSN: 12019712     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijid.2003.06.003     Document Type: Article

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