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Universal antibiotic prophylaxis may no longer be necessary for patients with acute variceal bleeding: A retrospective observational study

A few decades ago, antibiotic prophylaxis for patients with acute variceal bleeding was reported beneficial. However, endoscopic and systemic therapy for variceal bleeding has dramatically improved since then, so the necessity of prophylactic antibiotics can be questioned. In this study, we reevalua...

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Autores principales: Ueno, Masayuki, Kayahara, Takahisa, Sunami, Tomohiko, Takayama, Hiroshi, Takabatake, Hiroyuki, Morimoto, Youichi, Yamamoto, Hiroshi, Mizuno, Motowo
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Wolters Kluwer Health 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7253534/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32443300
http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/MD.0000000000019981