Combined Tinidazole and Doxycycline Short Term Chemotherapeutic Prophylaxis in Gastro-intestinal Surgery

Combined Tinidazole and Doxycycline Short Term Chemotherapeutic Prophylaxis in Gastro-intestinal Surgery

Infectious complications following gastro-intestinal surgery can be reduced with properly administered antimicrobial agents. One single preoperative dose of doxycyline (200mg) and tinidazole (2g) gave a highly significant reduction of infectious complications in a controlled clinical study of 307 pa...

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Veröffentlicht in:Scandinavian journal of gastroenterology 1980-08, Vol.15 (S59), p.41-44
Hauptverfasser: Giercksky, K.-E., Christiansen, E., Berge, L., Fuglesang, J., Johnson, J. A.
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Sprache:eng
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Zusammenfassung:Infectious complications following gastro-intestinal surgery can be reduced with properly administered antimicrobial agents. One single preoperative dose of doxycyline (200mg) and tinidazole (2g) gave a highly significant reduction of infectious complications in a controlled clinical study of 307 patients undergoing elective gastrointestinal surgery.
ISSN:0036-5521
1502-7708
DOI:10.1080/15027708.1980.12288767