No antibiotics in acute uncomplicated diverticulitis: Does it work?

Scandinavian Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 49, Issue 12, 2014, Pages 1441-1446

  Isacson, Daniel ^a   Andreasson, Kalle ^a   Nikberg, Maziar ^a   Smedh, Kenneth ^a   Chabok, Abbas ^a  

^a Västmanland Hospital Vasteras   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Antibiotics; Colonic diverticulitis; Complications

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADULT; AGED; COMPLICATION; DIVERTICULITIS, COLONIC; EVALUATION STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIMODALITY CANCER THERAPY; RECURRENT DISEASE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADULT; AGED; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; DIVERTICULITIS, COLONIC; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RECURRENCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84914159993     PISSN: 00365521     EISSN: 15027708     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/00365521.2014.968861     Document Type: Article

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