Antibiotics in patients with pancreatic necrosis: The controversy continues [1]

American Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 102, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 1127-

  Tenner, Scott ^a,b  

^a MAIMONIDES MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b SUNY DOWNSTATE MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

ACUTE HEMORRHAGIC PANCREATITIS; ACUTE PANCREATITIS; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DEBRIDEMENT; DISEASE SEVERITY; HUMAN; INFECTION COMPLICATION; INFECTION PREVENTION; LETTER; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; HUMANS; PANCREATITIS, ACUTE NECROTIZING; PRACTICE GUIDELINES;

EID: 34247847625     PISSN: 00029270     EISSN: 15720241     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1572-0241.2007.01180_1.x     Document Type: Letter

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