Shortening antibiotic duration in the treatment of acute cholangitis: rationale and study protocol for an open-label randomized controlled trial

Shortening antibiotic duration in the treatment of acute cholangitis: rationale and study protocol for an open-label randomized controlled trial

Abstract Background Antimicrobial therapy with appropriate biliary drainage is considered the standard of care for acute cholangitis, but the optimal duration of antimicrobial therapy remains unknown. Seven to 10 days of antimicrobial therapy are common for the treatment of acute cholangitis, but a...

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Main Authors: Kentaro Iwata, Asako Doi, Yuichiro Oba, Hiroo Matsuo, Kei Ebisawa, Manabu Nagata, Sho Nishimura, Kenichi Yoshimura, Atsuhiro Masuda, Hideyuki Shiomi, Yuzo Kodama
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-01-01
Series:Trials
Subjects:
Acute cholangitis
Antimicrobial therapy
Short-course therapy
RCT
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s13063-020-4046-4

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s13063-020-4046-4

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