title: Cephalosporin therapy in intraabdominal infections. A multicenter randomized, comparative study of cefotetan, moxalactam, and cefoxitin.
abstract: Three broad-spectrum cephalosporins (cefotetan, moxalactam, and cefoxitin) proved effective in this randomized, prospective trial for treatment of 303 surgical patients with moderately severe regional peritonitis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Harbor-UCLA Medical Center, Torrance.
authors.forename: S E
authors.initials: SE
authors.lastname: Wilson
authors.forename: J A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Boswick
authors.forename: R J
authors.initials: RJ
authors.lastname: Duma
authors.forename: R M
authors.initials: RM
authors.lastname: Echols
authors.forename: J G
authors.initials: JG
authors.lastname: Jemsek
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Lerner
authors.forename: R T
authors.initials: RT
authors.lastname: Lewis
authors.forename: A Z
authors.initials: AZ
authors.lastname: Najem
authors.forename: R A
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: Press
authors.forename: M S
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Rittenbury
mesh_terms: D001424:Bacterial Infections / Q000188:drug therapy*; D015313:Cefotetan; D002440:Cefoxitin / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D002513:Cephamycins / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D002986:Clinical Trials as Topic; D006801:Humans; D009070:Moxalactam / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D010538:Peritonitis / Q000188:drug therapy*; D011446:Prospective Studies; D011897:Random Allocation; D013997:Time Factors
chemical_list: D002513:Cephamycins; D015313:Cefotetan; D002440:Cefoxitin; D009070:Moxalactam