Bacterial infection and acute bleeding from upper gastrointestinal tract in patients with liver cirrhosis

Hepato-Gastroenterology

Volumn 52, Issue 65, 2005, Pages 1488-1490

  Husová, Libuse ^a   Lata, J ^a   Husa, P ^a   Senkyrik M ^a   Jurankova J ^b   Dite P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL BRNO   (Czech Republic)

^b University Hospital Brno ^*

Author keywords

Bacterial infection; Portal hypertension; Variceal bleeding

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; ARTICLE; ASCITES FLUID; BACTERIAL INFECTION; BLOOD CULTURE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; MALE; PORTAL HYPERTENSION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THROAT CULTURE; UPPER GASTROINTESTINAL BLEEDING; URINE CULTURE;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION, PORTAL; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 25844517166     PISSN: 01726390     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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