Infections and Use of Antibiotics in Patients Admitted for Severe Acute Pancreatitis: Data from the EPIC II Study

De Waele, Jan; Rello, Jordi; ANZUETO, Antonio; MORENO, Rui; Lipman, Jeffrey; Sakr, Yasser; Pickkers, Peter; Leone, Marc; FERGUSON, Andrew; OUD, Lavi; Vincent, Jean-Louis

doi:10.1089/sur.2012.228

Infections and Use of Antibiotics in Patients Admitted for Severe Acute Pancreatitis: Data from the EPIC II Study

De Waele J. J., Rello J., ANZUETO A., MORENO R., Lipman J., Sakr Y., ...More

SURGICAL INFECTIONS, vol.15, no.4, pp.394-398, 2014 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)

Publication Type: Article / Article
Volume: 15 Issue: 4
Publication Date: 2014
Doi Number: 10.1089/sur.2012.228
Journal Name: SURGICAL INFECTIONS
Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
Page Numbers: pp.394-398
Open Archive Collection: AVESIS Open Access Collection
Erciyes University Affiliated: No

Abstract

Background: Infectious complications are frequent in severe acute pancreatitis (SAP) but multinational epidemiologic data are lacking. The aim of the study was to analyze the characteristics of the infectious complications and antimicrobial use in this setting.