Prognostic significance of bacterial infection in bleeding cirrhotic patients: A prospective study

Gastroenterology

Volumn 108, Issue 6, 1995, Pages 1828-1834

  Bernard, Brigitte ^a   Cadranel, Jean Francois ^a   Valla, Dominique ^a   Escolano, Sylvie ^b   Jarlier, Vincent ^c   Opolon, Pierre ^a  

^a Service d'Hépatogastroentérologie   (France)

^b Clinique Jouvenet   (France)

^c PITIÉ SALPÊTRIÈRE HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL INFECTION; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE; HUMAN; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 0029078034     PISSN: 00165085     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0016-5085(95)90146-9     Document Type: Article

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