Duration of Antimicrobial Therapy in Treating Complicated Intra-Abdominal Infections: A Comprehensive Review

Surgical Infections

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2016, Pages 9-12

  Sartelli, Massimo ^a   Catena, Fausto ^b   Ansaloni, Luca ^c   Coccolini, Federico ^c   Di Saverio, Salomone ^d   Griffiths, Ewen A ^e  

^a Macerata's Hospital   (Italy)

^b Maggiore Parma Hospital   (Italy)

^c PAPA GIOVANNI XXIII HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^d MAGGIORE HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^e QUEEN ELIZABETH HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; PROCALCITONIN; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ABDOMINAL INFECTION; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; CRITICALLY ILL PATIENT; FEVER; HUMAN; INFLAMMATION; LEUKOCYTOSIS; PERSONALIZED MEDICINE; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SEPSIS; SEPTIC SHOCK; SURGICAL INFECTION; SURGICAL PATIENT; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TIME TO TREATMENT; TREATMENT DURATION; TREATMENT RESPONSE; INTRAABDOMINAL INFECTIONS; PROTOCOL COMPLIANCE; TIME FACTOR;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HUMANS; INTRAABDOMINAL INFECTIONS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 84955285079     PISSN: 10962964     EISSN: 15578674     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/sur.2015.130     Document Type: Review

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