Antibiotics for patients with liver cirrhosis and upper gastrointestinal hemorrhage increase survival;Antibiotika givet til patienter med cirrose og øvre gastrointestinal blødning øger overlevelsen

Ugeskrift for Laeger

Volumn 167, Issue 7, 2005, Pages 733-

  Bendtsen, Flemming ^a  

^a HVIDOVRE HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; SOMATOSTATIN DERIVATIVE;

ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; BACTERIAL INFECTION; EDITORIAL; ENDOSCOPY; HUMAN; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; MORTALITY; PORTAL HYPERTENSION; RISK REDUCTION; SURVIVAL; UPPER GASTROINTESTINAL BLEEDING;

ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; GASTROINTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE; HUMANS; LIVER CIRRHOSIS;

EID: 14144250298     PISSN: 00415782     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Editorial

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