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First-time, Mild Diverticulitis: Antibiotics or Watchful Waiting?

Author:
Bob Marshall, MD, MPH, MISM, FAAFP
Shailendra Prasad, MBBS, MPH
Mary Alice Noel, MD
Jeffrey Burket, MD, FAAFP
Michael Arnold, DO, FAAFP
Benjamin Arthur, MD
Nick Bennett, DO
Ashley Smith, MD

Don’t jump to antibiotics for mild, uncomplicated diverticulitis, a recent clinical trial says. Observation may be just as effective.

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First-time, mild diverticulitis: Antibiotics or watchful waiting?

First-time, mild diverticulitis: Antibiotics or watchful waiting?

Author:
Bob Marshall, MD, MPH, MISM, FAAFP
Shailendra Prasad, MBBS, MPH
Mary Alice Noel, MD
Jeffrey Burket, MD, FAAFP
Michael Arnold, DO, FAAFP
Benjamin Arthur, MD
Nick Bennett, DO
Ashley Smith, MD

Don't jump to antibiotic Tx for mild, uncomplicated diverticulitis, a recent RCT says. Observation may be just as effective.