Extended- Versus Narrower-Spectrum Antibiotics for Appendicitis
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Extended- Versus Narrower-Spectrum Antibiotics for Appendicitis.
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES Appendicitis guidelines recommend either narrower- or extended-spectrum antibiotics for treatment of complicated appendicitis. The goal of this study was to compare the effectiveness of extended-spectrum versus narrower-spectrum antibiotics for children with appendicitis. METHODS We performed a retrospective cohort study of children aged 3 to 18 years discharged betw...
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عنوان ژورنال: Pediatrics
سال: 2016
ISSN: 0031-4005,1098-4275
DOI: 10.1542/peds.2015-4547