Pattern of antibiotic therapy and clinical outcome in acute generalized peritonitis in semi-urban and rural Nigerians

Chemotherapy

Volumn 52, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 69-72

  Adesunkanmi, A R K ^a   Badmus, T A ^a  

^a OBAFEMI AWOLOWO UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Acute abdomen; Antibiotics; Developing countries; Peritonitis

Indexed keywords

AMPICILLIN PLUS CLOXACILLIN; CEFTRIAXONE; CEFUROXIME; CHLORAMPHENICOL; GENTAMICIN; METRONIDAZOLE;

ABDOMINAL ABSCESS; ACUTE ABDOMEN; ACUTE APPENDICITIS; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANEMIA; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; CHEST INFECTION; CHILD; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCISIONAL HERNIA; INTESTINE INJURY; INTESTINE OBSTRUCTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NIGERIA; PEPTIC ULCER; PERITONITIS; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE INFECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECTUM FISTULA; RURAL AREA; SEPSIS; SMALL INTESTINE PERFORATION; ULCER PERFORATION; WOUND DEHISCENCE; WOUND INFECTION;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DRUG UTILIZATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NIGERIA; PERITONITIS; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RURAL POPULATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 33646102921     PISSN: 00093157     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000092370     Document Type: Article

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