Empiric Antibiotic Use With Rescue Infliximab Does Not Improve Outcomes in Acute Severe Ulcerative Colitis: A Retrospective Cohort Study
Empiric administration of antibiotics or antimicrobials with infliximab rescue therapy in ASUC does not improve outcomes and may be associated with higher health care utilization.
Authors
- Kara DiJoseph (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1253-6462)
- Kofi Clarke (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6956-155X)
- Dominic Amakye (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3069-0711)
- Matthew Coates (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8976-5015)
- Jia Shi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9940-9014)
- Shannon Dalessio
Institutions
- Piedmont Athens Regional (US)
- Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Health Science Reports
- Published
- 2025-08-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1002/hsr2.71165
- Primary Topic
- Inflammatory Bowel Disease
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- University of Pennsylvania
- Pennsylvania State University
- Penn State Clinical and Translational Science Institute
- National Institutes of Health
- National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences