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. 2010 Feb 6;1(1):27–35. doi: 10.4292/wjgpt.v1.i1.27

Table 3.

Current antibiotic therapy in acute diverticulitis

Route Antibiotic
Oral route Amoxycillin + clavulanic acid
Sulphametoxazole-trimethoprim + metronidazole
Chinolone + metronidazole
Intravenous route Metronidazole + aminoglycosidic (e.g. gentamicin)
Clindamycin
Aztreonam
Third generation cephalosporins
Second generation cephalosporins
Association of several β-lactamase inhibitors (e.g.
ampicillin-sulbactam)