Since its discovery in England and France in 1986, vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus has
increasingly become a major nosocomial pathogen worldwide. Enterococci are prolific …

Abstract The indications for Open Abdomen (OA) are generally all those situations in which
is ongoing the development an intra-abdominal hypertension condition (IAH), in order to …

Background: Previous evidence-based guidelines on the management of intra-abdominal
infection (IAI) were published by the Surgical Infection Society (SIS) in 1992, 2002, and …

Complicated intra-abdominal infections are an important cause of morbidity and are
frequently associated with poor prognosis, particularly in higher risk patients. Well defined …

Intra-abdominal infections differ from other infections through the broad variety in causes
and severity of the infection, the aetiology of which is often polymicrobial, the microbiological …

Most intra-abdominal infections develop from a source in the gastrointestinal tract. They are
usually caused by aerobic and anaerobic enteric bacteria. Management generally involves …

Severe sepsis is a life-threatening condition that may occur as a sequela of intra-abdominal
infections (IAIs) of all types. Diagnosis of IAIs is predicated upon the combination of physical …

Intra-abdominal infection (IAI) is an important cause of morbidity and mortality. It is the
second most commonly identified cause of severe sepsis in the intensive care unit (ICU) …

Inadequate antibiotic therapy, generally defined as microbiologically ineffective anti-infective
therapy against the causative pathogen, can influence patient outcome. However, the …

Intra-abdominal infection (IAI) is a complex disease entity in which different aspects must be
balanced in order to select the proper antimicrobial regimen and determine duration of …