The use of antibiotics for acute pancreatitis: Is there a role?

Current Infectious Disease Reports

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 101-107

  Beger, Hans G ^a   Gansauge, Frank ^a   Poch, Bertram ^a   Schwarz, Michael ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL ULM   (Germany)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

AMIKACIN; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CARBAPENEM DERIVATIVE; CEFOTAXIME; CEFTAZIDIME; CEFUROXIME; CIPROFLOXACIN; IMIPENEM; KANAMYCIN; MEROPENEM; METRONIDAZOLE; MEZLOCILLIN; NETILMICIN; OFLOXACIN; PIPERACILLIN; PLACEBO; QUINOLINE DERIVED ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; TOBRAMYCIN;

ACUTE CHOLECYSTITIS; ACUTE HEMORRHAGIC PANCREATITIS; ACUTE PANCREATITIS; ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; BACTEREMIA; BACTERIAL TRANSLOCATION; BACTERICIDAL ACTIVITY; CHOLANGITIS; CLINICAL TRIAL; COLON RESECTION; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG PENETRATION; DRUG TISSUE LEVEL; DRUG USE; HEMOFILTRATION; HUMAN; INTESTINE LAVAGE; LUNG LAVAGE; MULTIPLE ORGAN FAILURE; NONHUMAN; PANCREAS ABSCESS; PANCREAS NECROSIS; REVIEW; URINARY TRACT INFECTION;

EID: 62549160909     PISSN: 15233847     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11908-009-0015-5     Document Type: Review

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