The European journal of surgery = Acta chirurgica
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Randomized Controlled Trial Multicenter Study Clinical Trial
Piperacillin/tazobactam compared with cefuroxime/ metronidazole in the treatment of intra-abdominal infections.
To assess the effect of piperacillin/tazobactam compared with cefuroxime/metronidazole in the treatment of patients with intra-abdominal infections. ⋯ Both piperacillin/tazobactam and cefuroxime/metronidazole are well suited to the treatment of patients with intra-abdominal infections, and we found no significant difference between the two. The drugs were safe and well tolerated in the regimens used.