2011 E. Coli Outbreak in Germany

Antibiotics Are Not Equal to Appendectomy for Appendicitis Keypoint: The incidence of peritonitis at 30 days was higher in the antibiotic group than in the surgery group; 68% of patients treated with antibiotics did not require appendectomy Citation: Vons C, Barry C, Pautrat K, etal. Amoxicillinplus clavulanic acid versus appendicectomy for treatment of acute uncomplicated appendicitis: an open-label, non-inferiority, ran- domised controlled trial. Lancet. 2011;377(9777): 1573-1579. Four recent randomized trials suggest that antibiotics alone can …

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