Oral metronidazole as antibiotic prophylaxis for patients with nonperforated appendicitis

BACKGROUND: The rate of wound infection after appendectomy without antibiotic prophylaxis is 10%–30%. The role of prophylactic antibiotic therapy in nonperforated appendicitis is still controversial. Metronidazole is against anaerobic organisms and its bioavailability after oral and parenteral admin...

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Autores principales: Ravari, Hassan, Jangjoo, Ali, Motamedifar, Jalal, Moazzami, Kasra
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Dove Medical Press 2011
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3254204/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22235170
http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/CEG.S18153

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