Beatriz Soria-Navarro, Natalia Mendoza-Palomar, Javier Juampérez-Gomi, Susana Melendo, Maria Mercadal-Hally, Mayli Lung, María Mercedes Pérez, Jesús Quintero, Pere Soler-Palacin
BACKGROUND: Infections related to non-surgical manipulation of the biliary tract (NSMBT) are common events despite periprocedural antibiotic prophylaxis (PAP). Since June 2017, our local protocol has indicated a 24-h regimen of intravenous piperacillin-tazobactam for this purpose. OBJECTIVE: We aimed to describe the incidence and characteristics of NSMBT-related paediatric infections, define risk factors for their development, and analyse adherence to our PAP protocol...
March 11, 2021: Enfermedades infecciosas y microbiologia clinica