Journal article
Prophylactic antibiotics and pancreatic necrosis.
- Gloor B Department of Visceral and Transplantation Surgery, University of Bern, Inselspital, CH 3010, Bern, Switzerland.
- Schmidt O
- Uhl W
- Büchler MW
- 2001-03-29
Published in:
- Current gastroenterology reports. - 2001
Animals
Antibiotic Prophylaxis
Antifungal Agents
Humans
Morbidity
Pancreatitis, Acute Necrotizing
Risk Factors
English
Recent controlled clinical studies suggest a positive effect of early antibiotic treatment on late morbidity and mortality in severe acute pancreatitis. In contrast, widespread use of antibiotics may lead to an increased number of fungal infections and multiresistant bacteria. Optimal choice, duration, and route of administration of the antibiotic agent(s) are far from being established. The additional administration of an antifungal agent with prophylactic intention cannot be supported by the currently available data.
- Language
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- English
- Open access status
- closed
- Identifiers
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- DOI 10.1007/s11894-001-0006-7
- PMID 11276377
- Persistent URL
- https://sonar.ch/global/documents/115721
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