Clinical Study
Procalcitonin-Guided Antibiotics after Surgery for Peritonitis: A Randomized Controlled Study
Table 1
Institutional guidelines for duration of antibiotic therapy, based on the Surgical Infection Society guidelines [
15–
17].
| Indication | Duration | First choice antibiotics |
| Perforated appendicitis with peritonitis | 5 days | Amoxicillin/clavulanic acid Allergy: ciprofloxacin + metronidazole | Peritonitis due to gastrointestinal perforation | 10 days | Amoxicillin/clavulanic acid. If severe infection: imipenem or piperacillin/tazobactam Allergy: ciprofloxacin + metronidazole | Peritonitis due to gastrointestinal perforation, acquired in-hospital | 10 days | Imipenem or piperacillin/tazobactam Allergy: ciprofloxacin + metronidazole |
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