Amoxicillin-clavulanate safe and effective compared with metronidazole-with-fluoroquinolone for diverticulitis

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Amoxicillin-clavulanate safe and effective compared with metronidazole-with-fluoroquinolone for diverticulitis

Treating diverticulitis in the outpatient setting with the antibiotic combination amoxicillin-clavulanate may reduce the risk for fluoroquinolone-related harms without adversely affecting diverticulitis-specific outcomes. As such, physicians may want to consider choosing amoxicillin-clavulanate over metronidazole-with-fluoroquinolone for patients with a first occurrence of diverticulitis. Findings from two nationwide cohort studies are published in Annals of Internal Medicine.

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