title: [Recommendations in the empiric anti-infective agents of intra-abdominal infection].
abstract: A significant number of patients with abdominal infection develop advanced stages of infection and mortality is still above 20%. Failure is multifactorial and is associated with an increase of bacterial resitance, inappropriate empirical treatment, a higher comorbidity of patients and poor source control of infection. These guidelines discuss each of these problems and propose measures to avoid the failure based on the best current scientific evidence.
authors.affiliation: Sección de Infección Quirúrgica de la AEC. xguirao@teleline.es
authors.forename: Xavier
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Guirao
authors.forename: Javier
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Arias
authors.forename: Josep M A
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Badía
authors.forename: José A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: García-Rodríguez
authors.forename: José
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Mensa
authors.forename: Francisco
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Alvarez-Lerma
authors.forename: Marcio
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Borges
authors.forename: José
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Barberán
authors.forename: Emilio
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Maseda
authors.forename: Miguel
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Salavert
authors.forename: Pedro
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Llinares
authors.forename: Miguel
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Gobernado
authors.forename: César
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: García Rey
mesh_terms: D000005:Abdomen; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D001424:Bacterial Infections / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000382:microbiology; D003428:Cross Infection / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology; D006801:Humans; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents