Prophylaxis with Ertapenem in Patients with Obstructive Jaundice Undergoing Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography

BACKGROUND: Cholangitis and biliary sepsis are rare but serious complications of endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP). The aim of this study is to investigate the safety, efficacy, and biliary penetration of ertapenem, a newer carbapenem with a long half-life and broad-spectrum anti...

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Main Author: Sharara, Ala I. (author)
Other Authors: El Hajj, Ihab I. (author), Mroueh, Mohamad (author), Kyriacos, Soula Boustani (author), Abdul-Baki, Heitham (author), Chaar, Hani F. (author), Aoun, Elie (author), Hashash, Jana G. (author), Mansour, Nabil M. (author), Kanj, Souha S. (author)
Format: article
Published: 2011
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10725/2749
http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/SMJ.0b013e318205de10
http://europepmc.org/abstract/med/21297547
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