Antibiotic prophylaxis: An ongoing controversy in the treatment of severe acute pancreatitis

Scandinavian Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 42, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 667-672

  Werner, Jens ^a   Hartwig, Werner ^a   Büchler, Markus W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

AMPICILLIN; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; BETA LACTAM ANTIBIOTIC; C REACTIVE PROTEIN; CARBAPENEM; CEFUROXIME; CEPHALOSPORIN; CIPROFLOXACIN; IMIPENEM; MEROPENEM; METRONIDAZOLE; OFLOXACIN; PEFLOXACIN; QUINOLINE DERIVED ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ACUTE HEMORRHAGIC PANCREATITIS; ACUTE PANCREATITIS; ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; ASPIRATION BIOPSY; CLINICAL TRIAL; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG COST; DRUG TISSUE LEVEL; EDITORIAL; ENDOSCOPIC RETROGRADE CHOLANGIOPANCREATOGRAPHY; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; MORTALITY; MULTIPLE ORGAN FAILURE; PANCREAS NECROSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEPSIS; SUPERINFECTION; SYSTEMIC INFLAMMATORY RESPONSE SYNDROME;

ACUTE DISEASE; ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; HUMANS; PANCREATITIS; SURVIVAL RATE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 34248513292     PISSN: 00365521     EISSN: 15027708     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00365520701355378     Document Type: Editorial

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