The influence of antibiotic and mechanical bowel preparation on the microbiome in colorectal cancer surgery: A pilot study

Backround: The extent to which bowel preparation mechanical (MBP) or oral antibiotic (OA) or in combination (MBP/OA)) should be performed prior to elective colorectal surgery is the subject of ongoing debate. The aim of our study was to investigate the effect of MPB/OA [with single-shot intravenous...

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Published in:	Surgery in Practice and Science
Main Authors:	Undine Gabriele Lange, Konrad Lehr, René Thieme, Albrecht Hoffmeister, Jürgen Feisthammel, Ines Gockel, Alexander Link, Boris Jansen-Winkeln
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Elsevier 2025-09-01
Subjects:	Gut microbiome Preoperative oral antibiotics Colorectal surgery Bowel preparation
Online Access:	http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666262025000312