Bacterial peritonitis after elective endoscopic variceal ligation: A prospective study

American Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 95, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 214-217

  Lin, Otto S ^a,b   Wu, Shun Sheng ^a   Chen, Yang Yuan ^a   Soon, Maw Soan ^a  

^a CHANGHUA CHRISTIAN HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b STANFORD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; ARTICLE; BACTEREMIA; BACTERIAL PERITONITIS; ENDOSCOPY; ESOPHAGUS VARICES; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATHOGENESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; VEIN LIGATION;

ADULT; AGED; BACTEREMIA; BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; ENDOSCOPY; ESOPHAGEAL AND GASTRIC VARICES; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIGATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERITONITIS; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, ELECTIVE;

EID: 0033987512     PISSN: 00029270     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-9270(99)00746-7     Document Type: Article

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