Antimicrobial Therapy in Patients with Acute Variceal Hemorrhage

BACKGROUND: Acute variceal hemorrhage is a serious complication of liver disease and hospital outcome is closely related to infection. Patients with cirrhosis are at greater risk for developing bacterial infection, which is associated with failure to control bleeding and higher rates of hospital mor...

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Main Authors: Kerry Wilbur, Kiran Sidhu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2005-01-01
Series:Canadian Journal of Gastroenterology
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2005/759360
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