References: Diverticulitis

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  • Dichman ML, Rosenstock SJ, Shabanzadeh DM. Antibiotics for uncomplicated diverticulitis. Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2022;6:CD009092. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35731704
  • Isacson D, Smedh K, Nikberg M, Chabok A. Long-term follow-up of the AVOD randomized trial of antibiotic avoidance in uncomplicated diverticulitis. Br J Surg 2019;106(11):1542-8. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31386199
  • Jaung R, Nisbet S, Gosselink MP, Di Re A, Keane C, Lin A, et al. Antibiotics Do Not Reduce Length of Hospital Stay for Uncomplicated Diverticulitis in a Pragmatic Double-Blind Randomized Trial. Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol 2021;19(3):503-10 e1. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32240832
  • Mora-Lopez L, Ruiz-Edo N, Estrada-Ferrer O, Pinana-Campon ML, Labro-Ciurans M, Escuder-Perez J, 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(5):e435-e42. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34183510
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