Limited effects of antibiotic prophylaxis in patients with Child-Pugh class A/B cirrhosis and upper gastrointestinal bleeding.

Limited effects of antibiotic prophylaxis in patients with Child-Pugh class A/B cirrhosis and upper gastrointestinal bleeding.

Current guidelines recommend antibiotic prophylaxis for all patients with various degrees of cirrhosis and upper gastrointestinal (UGI) bleeding. This study assessed the need for antibiotic prophylaxis in patients with low Child-Pugh scores. We retrospectively screened all patients with cirrhosis wh...

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Main Authors: Te-Sheng Chang, Ying-Huang Tsai, Yi-Heng Lin, Chun-Hsien Chen, Chung-Kuang Lu, Wen-Shih Huang, Yao-Hsu Yang, Wei-Ming Chen, Yung-Yu Hsieh, Yu-Chih Wu, Shui-Yi Tung, Yen-Hua Huang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2020-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0229101

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https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0229101

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