Antibiotics for acute diverticulitis
Do antibiotics change clinical outcomes for patients with acute uncomplicated diverticulitis? For nonseptic immunocompetent patients with acute uncomplicated diverticulitis, antibiotics do not alter early complication or recurrence rates . The triad of abdominal pain, fever, and elevated
Authors
- Michael R. Kolber (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7490-4633)
- Clarence Wong (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3191-3294)
Institutions
- University of Alberta (CA)
- University of Alberta Hospital (CA)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Canadian Family Physician
- Published
- 2025-03-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.46747/cfp.7103184
- Primary Topic
- Diverticular Disease and Complications
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00