Antibiotics prophylaxis in acute necrotizing pancreatitis: An update

American Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 105, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 705-707

  Bai, Yu ^a   Gao, Jun ^a   Zou, Duo Wu ^a   Li, Zhao Shen ^a  

^a SECOND MILITARY MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CILASTATIN PLUS IMIPENEM; CIPROFLOXACIN; PLACEBO;

ACUTE HEMORRHAGIC PANCREATITIS; ALCOHOLIC PANCREATITIS; ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; DRUG EFFICACY; HUMAN; INFECTION; LETTER; META ANALYSIS; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; DISEASE PROGRESSION; HUMANS; MODELS, STATISTICAL; PANCREATITIS, ACUTE NECROTIZING; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 77749245893     PISSN: 00029270     EISSN: 15720241     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/ajg.2009.676     Document Type: Letter

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