Bacterial Cholangitis: Drug Therapy

Therapeutic target Elimination of the pathogens Freedom from symptoms Avoidance of complications Therapy recommendations Antibiosis (antibiotic therapy) [Note: Empiric therapy must be de-escalated (lower dosage, discontinuation of individual agents) as soon as culture results are available; duration of therapy should be kept as short as possible.Choice of antibiotic considering the following criteria: Target organisms, local … Bacterial Cholangitis: Drug Therapy