Meta-analyses on the prophylactic use of antibiotics in acute pancreatitis: Many are called but few are chosen

American Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 103, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 1837-1838

  Petrov, Maxim S ^a  

^a PRIVOLZHSKY RESEARCH MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; C REACTIVE PROTEIN; PLACEBO;

ACUTE HEMORRHAGIC PANCREATITIS; ACUTE PANCREATITIS; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DRUG EFFECT; HUMAN; LETTER; META ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPHYLAXIS; RISK REDUCTION; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TREATMENT RESPONSE; ACUTE DISEASE; ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; METHODOLOGY; NOTE; PANCREATITIS;

ACUTE DISEASE; ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; HUMANS; PANCREATITIS; RESEARCH DESIGN;

EID: 50649110722     PISSN: 00029270     EISSN: 15720241     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1572-0241.2008.01959_5.x     Document Type: Letter

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