Microbiology and management of abdominal infections

Digestive Diseases and Sciences

Volumn 53, Issue 10, 2008, Pages 2585-2591

  Brook, Itzhak ^a  

^a GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Abscess; Cholangitis; Peritonitis

Indexed keywords

AMIKACIN; AMINOGLYCOSIDE ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; BETA LACTAMASE INHIBITOR; CEFEPIME; CEFOXITIN; CEFTAZIDIME; CEFUROXIME; CEPHALOSPORIN; CLAVULANIC ACID; CLINDAMYCIN; ERTAPENEM; IMIPENEM; MEROPENEM; METRONIDAZOLE; MOXIFLOXACIN; PENICILLIN G; PIPERACILLIN; QUINOLINE DERIVED ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; TAZOBACTAM; TICARCILLIN; TIGECYCLINE;

ABDOMINAL ABSCESS; ABDOMINAL INFECTION; BACTEROIDES FRAGILIS; CHOLANGITIS; CLOSTRIDIUM; DISEASE SEVERITY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; HUMAN; PANCREAS ABSCESS; PATHOGENESIS; PEPTOSTREPTOCOCCUS; PERITONITIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SURGICAL DRAINAGE;

ABDOMINAL ABSCESS; ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS; BACTERIA, AEROBIC; BACTERIA, ANAEROBIC; CHOLANGITIS; HUMANS; PERITONITIS; SUPPURATION;

EID: 50949123956     PISSN: 01632116     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10620-007-0194-6     Document Type: Review

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