Acute Pancreatitis

Important: Notes

There is no clear evidence for benefit of antimicrobial treatment in the absence of necrosis or bacteraemia.

http://gut.bmj.com/content/54/suppl_3/iii1.full

http://gi.org/guideline/acute-pancreatitis/

If necrosis is present and no positive cultures are available to guide antimicrobial choice, see "Intra-abdominal/biliary tract/peritonitis" for empirical antimicrobial treatment options or discuss with an infection specialist.