Review antibiotic therapy in intra-abdominal infection at Viet Duc hospital and some updates on current antibiotic therapy in intra-abdominal infection
- Author:
Trinh Hong Son
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Antibiotic
- MeSH:
Anti-Bacterial Agents;
Therapeutics;
Infection
- From:Journal of Practical Medicine
2005;501(1):49-54
- CountryViet Nam
- Language:Vietnamese
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Abstract:
From January 1 to October 31, 2004, 93 patients with peritonitis due to different reasons (enteritis 60.2%) were treated at Viet Duc hospital. 18.7% of these patients were treated by laparoscopy and 81.7% treated by open operation to deal with reason causing peritonitis, cleaning and draining abdominal cavity. Bacterial culture for antibiograms was not implemented systematically. Combination of Cegotaxim and Flagry was a major antibiotic therapy. There were 20 cases were treated by three or more types of antibiotic. The mortality rate was 5.4%
