Acute pancreatitis: Should we use antibiotics?

Current Gastroenterology Reports

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 336-343

  Nicholson, Laura J ^a  

^a SCRIPPS GREEN HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Acute necrotizing pancreatitis; Acute pancreatitis; Infected necrosis; Prophylactic antibiotics

Indexed keywords

AMIKACIN; AMPICILLIN; AMYLASE; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CEFOTAXIME; CEFTAZIDIME; CEFUROXIME; CIPROFLOXACIN; IMIPENEM; MEROPENEM; METRONIDAZOLE; NAFAMSTAT; NORFLOXACIN; OFLOXACIN; PEFLOXACIN; PROTEINASE INHIBITOR; TRIACYLGLYCEROL LIPASE;

ACUTE HEMORRHAGIC PANCREATITIS; ACUTE PANCREATITIS; ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; CONTINUOUS INFUSION; DISEASE SEVERITY; DOSAGE SCHEDULE COMPARISON; EPIGASTRIC PAIN; GALLSTONE; HUMAN; INFECTED PANCREATIC NECROSIS; INFECTION; INFECTION PREVENTION; NAUSEA AND VOMITING; PROGNOSIS; SCORING SYSTEM; SEVERE ACUTE PANCREATITIS;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; HUMANS; PANCREATITIS, ACUTE NECROTIZING;

EID: 80051598922     PISSN: 15228037     EISSN: 1534312X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11894-011-0198-4     Document Type: Article

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