Thrombocytopenia associated with chronic liver disease: Effects of rifaximin on platelet count

American Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 105, Issue 12, 2010, Pages 2705-2707

  Kalambokis, Georgios ^a   Tsianos, Epameinondas V ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF IOANNINA   (Greece)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PLACEBO; RIFAXIMIN;

ADULT; AGED; BACTERIAL OVERGROWTH; CHRONIC LIVER DISEASE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG EFFICACY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LETTER; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; THROMBOCYTE COUNT; THROMBOCYTOPENIA; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS; CHRONIC DISEASE; DECONTAMINATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PLATELET COUNT; RIFAMYCINS; THROMBOCYTOPENIA; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 78649854651     PISSN: 00029270     EISSN: 15720241     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/ajg.2010.364     Document Type: Letter

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