Fistula-in-ano: Do antibiotics make a difference?

International Journal of Colorectal Disease

Volumn 21, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 441-443

  Nunoo Mensah, Joseph W ^a   Balasubramaniam, Swarna ^a   Wasserberg, Nir ^a   Artinyan, Avo ^a   Gonzalez Ruiz, Claudia ^a   Kaiser, Andreas M ^a   Beart, Robert W Jr ^a   Vukasin, Petar ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b Glendale Memorial Hospital and Health Center   (United States)

Author keywords

Abscess; Anorectal; Antibiotics; Fistula in ano; Fistulae; Perianal

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ABSCESS; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANAL CANAL; ARTICLE; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM FISTULA; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOLOGY; RECTUM;

ABSCESS; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANAL CANAL; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM FISTULA; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RECTUM;

EID: 39049186465     PISSN: 01791958     EISSN: 14321262     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00384-005-0022-4     Document Type: Article

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