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Table 5 Antibiotics commonly used to treat biliary tract infections and their biliary penetration ability [153]

From: The management of intra-abdominal infections from a global perspective: 2017 WSES guidelines for management of intra-abdominal infections

Good penetration efficiency

Low penetration efficiency

Piperacillin/tazobactam

Ceftriaxone

Tigecycline

Cefotaxime

Amoxicillin/clavulanate

Meropenem

Ciprofloxacin

Ceftazidime

Ampicillin/sulbactam

Vancomycin

Cefepime

Amikacin

Levofloxacin

Gentamicin

Imipenem

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