The role of antibiotics in the management of patients with acute necrotizing pancreatitis

Current Infectious Disease Reports

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 13-18

  Zavyalov, Tatyana ^a   Khotsyna, Yana ^a   Tenner, Scott ^a  

^a MAIMONIDES MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Acute pancreatitis; Antibiotic; Necrotizing pancreatitis

Indexed keywords

AMIKACIN; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CEFTAZIDIME; CEFUROXIME; CIPROFLOXACIN; IMIPENEM; MEROPENEM; METRONIDAZOLE; OFLOXACIN; PLACEBO;

ACUTE PANCREATITIS; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CLINICAL TRIAL; DEBRIDEMENT; HUMAN; INFECTION PREVENTION; MORTALITY; NONHUMAN; PANCREAS DISEASE; PANCREAS INFECTION; PANCREAS NECROSIS; PANCREAS SURGERY; PROGNOSIS; REVIEW;

EID: 77249131658     PISSN: 15233847     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11908-009-0071-x     Document Type: Review

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