Short vs. Long Antibiotic Course After Appendix Removal
Part of Infections clinical trials.
This trial tests whether patients who have straightforward appendix removal surgery need antibiotics for just 1 day or 5 days afterward. The goal is to find the shortest safe antibiotic course that prevents infection.
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Who can take part
- Age 10 years or older
- Having appendix surgery for simple acute appendicitis (not complicated by gangrene, rupture, or abscess)
- No severe infection (sepsis) at the time of surgery
- Not immunocompromised (including not having diabetes)
- Not pregnant
- No allergy to the antibiotics used in the trial
Quick eligibility check
Answer a few plain-language questions, based on this study's own requirements, to get a preliminary sense of fit.
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