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==Treatment== | ==Treatment== | ||
When acute ascending cholangitis is suspected, the patient should be hospitalized. Fluid resuscitation and antibiotics are the key interventions, and antibiotic treatment should be targeted against gram-negative organisms and, possibly, anaerobes. Commonly used drugs include ampicillin, gentamicin sulfate (Garamycin) and metronidazole (Flagyl, Metro IV, Protostat), or ciprofloxacin (Cipro) with or without metronidazole | When acute ascending cholangitis is suspected, the patient should be hospitalized. Fluid resuscitation and antibiotics are the key interventions, and antibiotic treatment should be targeted against gram-negative organisms and, possibly, anaerobes. Commonly used drugs include ampicillin, gentamicin sulfate (Garamycin) and metronidazole (Flagyl, Metro IV, Protostat), or ciprofloxacin (Cipro) with or without metronidazole. | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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Treatment
When acute ascending cholangitis is suspected, the patient should be hospitalized. Fluid resuscitation and antibiotics are the key interventions, and antibiotic treatment should be targeted against gram-negative organisms and, possibly, anaerobes. Commonly used drugs include ampicillin, gentamicin sulfate (Garamycin) and metronidazole (Flagyl, Metro IV, Protostat), or ciprofloxacin (Cipro) with or without metronidazole.