Long-term ciprofloxacin treatment for the prevention of biliary stent blockage: A prospective randomized study

American Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 94, Issue 11, 1999, Pages 3197-3201

  Sung, Joseph J Y ^a   Sollano, Jose D ^b   Lai, Chi Wai ^a   Ismael, Albert ^b   Yung, Man Yee Yung ^a   Tumala, Isabel ^b   Chung, S C Sydney ^a  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SANTO TOMAS   (Philippines)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE; BILIRUBIN; CIPROFLOXACIN; POLYETHYLENE;

ADULT; AGED; ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE BLOOD LEVEL; ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM ADHERENCE; BILE DUCT OBSTRUCTION; BILIARY TRACT ENDOSCOPY; BILIRUBIN BLOOD LEVEL; CHOLANGITIS; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; LONG TERM CARE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; STENT; TUBE;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE; ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS; BILE DUCT NEOPLASMS; BILIRUBIN; CHOLANGIOPANCREATOGRAPHY, ENDOSCOPIC RETROGRADE; CHOLANGITIS; CHOLESTASIS; CIPROFLOXACIN; COMMON BILE DUCT DISEASES; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PALLIATIVE CARE; PANCREATIC NEOPLASMS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; STENTS; SURFACE PROPERTIES; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0032732214     PISSN: 00029270     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-9270(99)00577-8     Document Type: Article

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