Antimicrobial Therapy in Abdominal Surgery: Precepts and Practices

by Haragopal Thadepalli and Askis K. Mandal

Over the past 50 years, important developments have taken place in surgical and antimicrobial aspects of the management of intestinal surgery and intra-abdominal sepsis. Many new pathogens like Clostridium difficile, Helibacter and Ruminococcus have been described, and many new beta-lactam drugs and quinolones have been introduced. Immunological aspects such as T cell factors and interleukins have been shown to play an important role in the pathogenesis...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0849342694
• ISBN13: 9780849342691
• Release Date: August 1991
• Publisher: CRC Press
• Length: 120 Pages
• Weight: 1.12 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 7.1" x 10.1"