ArticleUnited European gastroenterology journal2020
Antimicrobial therapy of 3 days or less is sufficient after successful ERCP for acute cholangitis.
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- ShortWorld journal of gastroenterology · 2023Pooled it
- Antibiotic Therapy of 3 Days May Be Sufficient After Biliary Drainage for Acute Cholangitis: A Systematic Review.Digestive diseases and sciences · 2021Pooled it
- Microbiology and antimicrobial resistance in biliary tract infections including acute and post-ERCP cholangitis: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Annals of Saudi medicinePooled it
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- Navigating antibiotic therapy in acute cholangitis: Best practices and new insights.Journal of hepato-biliary-pancreatic sciences · 2025Review
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- Antimicrobial therapy outcomes in acute cholangitis: Hilar multiple obstructionsJGH open : an open access journal of gastroenterology and hepatology · 2024Article
- Identification of Microbial Species and Analysis of Antimicrobial Resistance Patterns in Acute Cholangitis Patients with Malignant and Benign Biliary Obstructions: A Comparative Study.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2023Article
- Antibiotic Administration within Two Days after Successful Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography Is Sufficient for Mild and Moderate Acute Cholangitis.Journal of clinical medicine · 2022Article
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Abstract
backgroundRecommendations for the duration of antimicrobial therapy in cholangitis after successful endoscopic biliary drainage vary. The aim of this study was to compare the occurrence of local infectious complications in patients with acute cholangitis treated with antibiotics for 3 days or less compared with 4 days or more.
methodsWe performed a retrospective multicentre study in seven hospitals in the Netherlands. Patients who received a successful biliary drainage by endoscopic retrograde cholangio-pancreatography because of cholangitis due to common bile duct stones between 2012 and 2017 were included. The primary outcome was the occurrence of a local infectious complication within 3 months of endoscopic retrograde cholangio-pancreatography. Secondary outcomes included
resultsA total of 426 patients with cholangitis were identified and 296 patients met all inclusion criteria. Therapy duration was ≤3 days in 137 patients (46.3%). During follow-up, 41 patients (13.9%) developed a local infectious complication. Occurrence of infectious complications did not differ between the two groups (
conclusionsAntimicrobial therapy of 3 days or less seems to be sufficient after successful biliary drainage in patients with acute cholangitis. Randomized trials should confirm our findings.
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