Antimicrobial therapy in patients with acute variceal hemorrhage

Canadian Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 19, Issue 10, 2005, Pages 607-611

  Wilbur, Kerry ^a   Sidhu, Kiran ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Antimicrobials; Liver disease; Variceal hemorrhage

Indexed keywords

AMPICILLIN; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; CEFAZOLIN; CEFTRIAXONE; CEFUROXIME; CEPHALOSPORIN DERIVATIVE; CIPROFLOXACIN; CLINDAMYCIN; CLOXACILLIN; COTRIMOXAZOLE; FUROSEMIDE; IMIPENEM; METRONIDAZOLE; OCTREOTIDE; PENICILLIN DERIVATIVE; PIPERACILLIN; PROTON PUMP INHIBITOR; QUINOLINE DERIVED ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; SPIRONOLACTONE; VANCOMYCIN;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADULT; AGED; ANTIMICROBIAL THERAPY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL INFECTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG DOSE REGIMEN; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL ENDOSCOPY; GASTROINTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; LIVER DISEASE; LIVER FAILURE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; MORTALITY; NONHUMAN; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLICATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK REDUCTION; SCORING SYSTEM; SINGLE DRUG DOSE; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VARICOSIS;

EID: 28444433672     PISSN: 08357900     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1155/2005/759360     Document Type: Article

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