Proton pump inhibitor use and spontaneous bacterial peritonitis in cirrhosis: An undesirable association?

Journal of Hepatology

Volumn 63, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 529-530

  Da Silva Miozzo, Suelen A ^a   Tovo, Cristiane Valle ^b   John, Jorge Alberto ^a   De Mattos, Angelo Alves ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDADE FEDERAL DE CIÊNCIAS DA SAÚDE DE PORTO ALEGRE   (Brazil)

^b NONE   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PROTON PUMP INHIBITOR;

ASCITES; BACTERIAL PERITONITIS; CHILD PUGH SCORE; HUMAN; LETTER; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; OUTPATIENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; COMPLICATION; FEMALE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERITONITIS;

BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERITONITIS; PROTON PUMP INHIBITORS;

EID: 84939557399     PISSN: 01688278     EISSN: 16000641     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhep.2015.03.041     Document Type: Letter

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