Antibiotic Therapy of 3 Days May Be Sufficient After Biliary Drainage for Acute Cholangitis: A Systematic Review.

Sylke HaalMattheus C B WielengaPaul FockensCharlotte A LesemanCyriel Y PonsioenEllert J van SoestRoy L J van WanrooijElske SieswerdaRogier P Voermans

Published in: Digestive diseases and sciences (2021)

There is no high-quality evidence available to draw a strong conclusion, but heterogeneous observational studies suggest that antibiotic therapy of ≤ 3 days is sufficient in cholangitis patients with common bile duct stones.

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