Antibiotics Do Not Decrease the Rate of Infection After Endoscopic Ultrasound Fine-Needle Aspiration of Pancreatic Cysts

Antonio Facciorusso,Vincenzo Rosario Buccino,Antonio Turco,Matteo Antonino,Nicola Muscatiello

Antibiotics Do Not Decrease the Rate of Infection After Endoscopic Ultrasound Fine-Needle Aspiration of Pancreatic Cysts

2019

Antonio Facciorusso
Vincenzo Rosario Buccino
Antonio Turco
Matteo Antonino
Nicola Muscatiello

Background In spite of the weak evidence, antibiotic prophylaxis prior to endoscopic ultrasound-guided fine-needle aspiration of pancreatic cystic lesions is routinely used in the clinical practice.

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Internal medicine
Endocrinology
Antibiotics
Pancreatic cysts
Diabetes mellitus
Medicine
Fine-needle aspiration
Radiology
Endoscopic ultrasound
Antibiotic prophylaxis
Pancreas
Clinical Practice
Hepatology

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