A role for conservative antibiotic treatment in early appendicitis in children

Journal of Pediatric Surgery

Volumn 50, Issue 9, 2015, Pages 1566-1568

  Steiner, Zvi ^a,b   Buklan, Genady ^a,b   Stackievicz, Rodica ^a,b   Gutermacher, Michael ^a,b   Erez, Ilan ^a,b  

^a MEIR MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^b TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

Antibiotics; Conservative treatment; Key words Appendicitis

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN PLUS CLAVULANIC ACID; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CEFTRIAXONE; METRONIDAZOLE; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ACUTE APPENDICITIS; ADOLESCENT; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; APPENDECTOMY; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL LABORATORY; CLINICAL OBSERVATION; ECHOGRAPHY; ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORD; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RECURRENT DISEASE; ACUTE DISEASE; APPENDICITIS; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; PRESCHOOL CHILD; TIME FACTOR; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADOLESCENT; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; APPENDICITIS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84942550404     PISSN: 00223468     EISSN: 15315037     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2015.04.008     Document Type: Article

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