Short-term Intravenous Antibiotic Treatment in Uncomplicated Diverticulitis Does Not Increase the Risk of Recurrence Compared to Long-term Treatment

Scarpa, Cosimo Riccardo; Buchs, Nicolas; Poncet, Antoine; Konrad-Mugnier, Béatrice; Gervaz, Pascal; Morel, Philippe; Ris, Frédéric

doi:10.3393/ac.2015.31.2.52

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Short-term Intravenous Antibiotic Treatment in Uncomplicated Diverticulitis Does Not Increase the Risk of Recurrence Compared to Long-term Treatment

ContributorsScarpa, Cosimo Riccardo; Buchs, Nicolas; Poncet, Antoine; Konrad-Mugnier, Béatrice; Gervaz, Pascal; Morel, Philippe; Ris, Frédéric

Published inAnnals of coloproctology, vol. 31, no. 2, p. 52-56

Publication date2015

Abstract

This study included all patients treated at the University Hospital of Geneva for a first episode of uncomplicated diverticulitis. Risks of recurrence and treatment failure were evaluated by comparing the results between short-course and long-course intravenous (IV) antibiotic therapy groups.

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Faculté de médecine / Section de médecine clinique / Département de chirurgie

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SCARPA, Cosimo Riccardo et al. Short-term Intravenous Antibiotic Treatment in Uncomplicated Diverticulitis Does Not Increase the Risk of Recurrence Compared to Long-term Treatment. In: Annals of coloproctology, 2015, vol. 31, n° 2, p. 52–56. doi: 10.3393/ac.2015.31.2.52

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PID : unige:72690
DOI : 10.3393/ac.2015.31.2.52
PMID : 25960972

ISSN of the journal2287-9714

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Short-term Intravenous Antibiotic Treatment in Uncomplicated Diverticulitis Does Not Increase the Risk of Recurrence Compared to Long-term Treatment

This study included all patients treated at the University Hospital of Geneva for a first episode of uncomplicated diverticulitis. Risks of recurrence and treatment failure were evaluated by comparing the results between short-course and long-course intravenous (IV) antibiotic therapy groups.

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