Current Status and Progress of Malignant Obstructive Jaundice with Biliary Tract Infection / 胃肠病学

ABSTRACT

Biliary tract infection is the most commonly seen severe complication of malignant obstructive jaundice (MOJ)with a high mortality rate. Bile bacterial infection in MOJ patients is related with a variety of clinical factors and the therapeutic approaches including surgical operation,ERCP and percutaneous transhepatic cholangial drainage( PTCD). Bile bacterial culture combined with drug sensitivity test is of great importance for selection of optimal antibacterial agents. In this article,the related factors,current status of therapeutics,biliary bacterial spectrum and drug sensitivity in MOJ with biliary tract infection were reviewed for defining the clinical indicators and guiding the use of antibacterial agents.