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Uncomplicated diverticulitis is generally treated conservatively with bowel rest and no antibiotics given recent studies have shown that antibiotics are likely not necessary. [15] Complicated diverticulitis is treated with antibiotics and may require surgical interventions such as abscess drainage or fistula repair. [8]
Treatment may include antibiotics, aminosalicylates, and corticosteroids. Antibiotics include ciprofloxacin and metronidazole, given for 14 days. If symptoms recur after improvement with antibiotics, a second course of antibiotics may be given. If an initial course of antibiotics is ineffective, then mesalamine may be tried.
Diverticulitis typically presents with lower quadrant abdominal pain of a sudden onset. [1] Patients commonly have elevated C-reactive protein and a high white blood cell count. [10] In Asia it is usually on the right (ascending colon), while in North America and Europe, the abdominal pain is usually on the left lower side (sigmoid colon).
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Diverticulitis is defined as diverticular disease with signs and symptoms of diverticular inflammation. Clinical features of acute diverticulitis include constant abdominal pain, localized abdominal tenderness in the left lower quadrant of the abdomen, nausea, vomiting, constipation or diarrhea, fever and leukocytosis. [12]
Treatment for diverticulitis may involve antibiotics to limit bacterial overgrowth, and some may recommend a high-fiber diet after patients have recovered. In more severe cases, though, the affected area of the colon might be surgically removed.
Gentamicin is an aminoglycoside antibiotic used to treat several types of bacterial infections. [5] This may include bone infections, endocarditis, pelvic inflammatory disease, meningitis, pneumonia, urinary tract infections, and sepsis among others. [5] It is not effective for gonorrhea or chlamydia infections. [5]
Perforated appendicitis, diverticulitis, inflammatory bowel disease with perforation and gastrointestinal surgery are often associated with polymicrobial infections caused by aerobic and anaerobic bacteria, where the number of isolates can average 12 (two-thirds are generally anaerobes). [27]