In mild acute diverticulitis, outpatient therapy without antibiotics was noninferior to antibiotics

Meera Jain; Amy Dechet

doi:10.7326/J21-0022

In mild acute diverticulitis, outpatient therapy without antibiotics was noninferior to antibiotics

Ann Intern Med. 2022 Feb;175(2):JC15. doi: 10.7326/J21-0022. Epub 2022 Feb 1.

Authors

Meera Jain¹, Amy Dechet¹

Affiliation

¹ Providence Portland Medical Center, Portland, Oregon, USA (M.J., A.D.).

PMID: 35099998
DOI: 10.7326/J21-0022

Abstract

Mora-López L, Ruiz-Edo N, Estrada-Ferrer O, et al. Efficacy and safety of nonantibiotic outpatient treatment in mild acute diverticulitis (DINAMO-study): a multicentre, randomised, open-label, noninferiority trial. Ann Surg. 2021;274:e435-42. 34183510.

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MeSH terms

Acute Disease
Ambulatory Care
Anti-Bacterial Agents* / therapeutic use
Diverticulitis* / drug therapy
Humans
Outpatients

Substances

Anti-Bacterial Agents