The recent release, relatively high cost and potential adverse effects of parenterally
administered metronidazole prompted a quality-of-use audit at a 1000-bed teaching …

The recent release, relatively high cost and extensive usage of intravenous metronidazole,
in a 690-bed community hospital, prompted a drug utilization review of this antimicrobial …

Sir, The safety and efficacy of metronidazole in the treatment of severe anaerobic infections
is well established (Ingham, Selkon & Hale, 1975). Recently much interest has been …

In an open prospective study of postoperative infectious complications, patients undergoing
elective colorectal surgery were randomly allocated to one of three groups receiving …

Paired samples of blood were examined from 48 patients undergoing major surgery who
were receiving metronidazole at a 12-hourly dosage interval, as part of a regimen for …

A prospective randomized controlled study has compared prophylactic intravenous
metronidazole alone with the combination of metronidazole and gentamicin in 100 patients …

In a prospective randomized double‐blind trial we have compared oral (n= 46) and
parenteral prophylaxis (n= 51) with metronidazole in elective colonic resection. All patients …

The appropriateness of metronidazole use at a teaching hospital was determined by a
retrospective audit. All orders for metronidazole received by the hospital pharmacy from …

Pharmacokinetic data suggest that current treatment regimens of metronidazole in
abdominal surgery are not always appropriate. We have examined antibiotic concentrations …

Metronidazole administered by the rectal route has been shown to be clinically effective in
reducing the incidence of post-operative infection in patients undergoing abdominal surgery …