Authors' reply: Effect of preoperative oral antibiotics in combination with mechanical bowel preparation on inflammatory response and short-term outcomes following left-sided colonic and rectal resections

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A M Golder et al. BJS Open. 2020 Aug.

. 2020 Aug;4(4):730-731.

doi: 10.1002/bjs5.50286. Epub 2020 Apr 16.

¹ Academic Unit of Surgery, University of Glasgow, Level 2, New Lister Building, Glasgow Royal Infirmary, Glasgow, G31 2ER, UK.

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Effect of preoperative oral antibiotics in combination with mechanical bowel preparation on inflammatory response and short-term outcomes following left-sided colonic and rectal resections.
Golder AM, Steele CW, Conn D, MacKay GJ, McMillan DC, Horgan PG, Roxburgh CS, McSorley ST. Golder AM, et al. BJS Open. 2019 Oct 16;3(6):830-839. doi: 10.1002/bjs5.50224. eCollection 2019 Dec. BJS Open. 2019. PMID: 31832590 Free PMC article.
Effect of preoperative oral antibiotics in combination with mechanical bowel preparation on inflammatory response and short-term outcomes following left-sided colonic and rectal resections.
Hartrick O, Pengelly S, Bethune R. Hartrick O, et al. BJS Open. 2020 Aug;4(4):730. doi: 10.1002/bjs5.50283. Epub 2020 Apr 11. BJS Open. 2020. PMID: 32277792 Free PMC article. No abstract available.

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