New guidelines for the management of complicated intra-abdominal infections

Infectious Diseases in Clinical Practice

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 195-197

  File, Thomas M ^a,b  

^a Northeast Ohio Medical University   (United States)

^b SUMMA HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

AMINOGLYCOSIDE ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; AZTREONAM; CEFAZOLIN; CEFEPIME; CEFOTAXIME; CEFOXITIN; CEFTAZIDIME; CEFTRIAXONE; CEFUROXIME; CILASTATIN PLUS IMIPENEM; CIPROFLOXACIN; CLINDAMYCIN; COLISTIN; DORIPENEM; ERTAPENEM; GENTAMICIN; LEVOFLOXACIN; MEROPENEM; METRONIDAZOLE; MOXIFLOXACIN; PIPERACILLIN PLUS TAZOBACTAM; TIGECYCLINE; TIMENTIN; TOBRAMYCIN; VANCOMYCIN;

ABDOMINAL ABSCESS; ABDOMINAL INFECTION; ABSCESS DRAINAGE; ACUTE APPENDICITIS; ARTICLE; BLOOD CULTURE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; DRUG EFFICACY; EMERGENCY SURGERY; HUMAN; INFECTION COMPLICATION; MEDICAL SOCIETY; PERITONITIS; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PUBLICATION; PUBLISHING; SEPTIC SHOCK; SURGICAL DRAINAGE; TREATMENT DURATION;

EID: 77952327946     PISSN: 10569103     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/IPC.0b013e3181dcdc58     Document Type: Article

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