T.E.A. Study: three-day ertapenem versus three-day Ampicillin-Sulbactam.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Intra-abdominal infections are one of the most common infections encountered by a general surgeon. However, despite this prevalence, standardized guidelines outlining the proper use of antibiotic therapy are poorly defined due to a lack of clinical trials investigating the ideal duration of antibiotic treatment. The aim of this study is to compare the efficacy and safety of a three-day treatment regimen of Ampicillin-Sulbactam to that of a three-day regimen of Ertapenem in patients with localized peritonitis ranging from mild to moderate severity.

Methods

This study is a prospective, multi-center, randomized investigation performed in the Department of General, Emergency, and Transplant Surgery of St. Orsola-Malpighi University Hospital in Bologna, Italy. Discrete

SUBMITTER: Catena F 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3660242 | biostudies-literature | 2013 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature