Spontaneous bacterial peritonitis in cirrhotic patients: Is prophylactic propranolol therapy beneficial?

Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology (Australia)

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 581-587

  Cholongitas, Evangelos ^a   Papatheodoridis, George V ^a   Manesis, Emanuel K ^a   Burroughs, Andrew K ^b   Archimandritis, Athanasios J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Greece)

^b ROYAL FREE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Ascites; Cirrhosis; Propranolol; Spontaneous bacterial peritonitis

Indexed keywords

PROPRANOLOL;

ADULT; AGED; ANALYTICAL ERROR; ARTICLE; ASCITES; ASCITES FLUID; BACTERIAL PERITONITIS; BRAIN DISEASE; CELL CULTURE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FEVER; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INFECTION PREVENTION; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; MALE; MORTALITY; NEUTROPHIL COUNT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY;

EID: 33645033589     PISSN: 08159319     EISSN: 14401746     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1746.2005.03982.x     Document Type: Article

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