Parenteral metronidazole: its use in serious anaerobic infections
Edson, R.S.; Rosenblatt, J.E.
Postgraduate Medicine 72(2): 115-118
1982
ISSN/ISBN: 0032-5481 PMID: 7100005 Document Number: 183774
Within a few years of the introduction of oral metronidazole to treat parasitic infections, investigators began to notice its activity against anaerobic infections as well. Now a parenteral form of the drug is available for use in this expanded application. This article reviews the properties and activity of the drug and discusses its new indications.