Prolonged antibiotic treatment does not prevent intra-abdominal abscesses in perforated appendicitis

World Journal of Surgery

Volumn 34, Issue 12, 2010, Pages 3049-3053

  Wijck, K Van ^a   Jong, J R De ^b   Heurn, L W E Van ^a   Zee, D C Van Der ^c  

^a MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^c UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; C REACTIVE PROTEIN;

ABDOMINAL ABSCESS; ADOLESCENT; APPENDICITIS; ARTICLE; BLOOD; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; NEWBORN; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TIME;

ABDOMINAL ABSCESS; ADOLESCENT; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; APPENDICITIS; C-REACTIVE PROTEIN; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 78651344771     PISSN: 03642313     EISSN: 14322323     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00268-010-0767-y     Document Type: Article

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