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World J Gastroenterol. Nov 14, 2010; 16(42): 5317-5323
Published online Nov 14, 2010. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v16.i42.5317
Published online Nov 14, 2010. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v16.i42.5317
Antibiotic prophylaxis in variceal hemorrhage: Timing, effectiveness and Clostridium difficile rates
Matthew RL Brown, Indra Neil Guha, National Institute for Health Research Nottingham Digestive Diseases Centre Biomedical Research Unit, Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust, E Level West Block, Queens Medical Centre Campus, Derby Road, Nottingham, NG7 2UH, United kingdom
Graeme Jones, Department of Microbiology, Southampton University Hospital Trust, Level B, Southampton General Hospital, Southampton, S016 6YD, United Kingdom
Kathryn L Nash, Mark Wright, Liver Unit, Southampton University Hospital Trust, Level F, Southampton General Hospital, Southampton, SO16 6YD, United Kingdom
Author contributions: Brown MRL and Guha IN conceived the study, and undertook the data collection and statistical analysis; Jones G, Nash KL and Wright M all contributed equally to the data interpretation and discussion; Brown MRL and Guha IN wrote the manuscript.
Correspondence to: Indra Neil Guha, MRCP, PhD, Associate Professor of Hepatology, National Institute for Health Research Nottingham Digestive Diseases Centre Biomedical Research Unit, Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust, E Level West Block, Queens Medical Centre Campus, Derby Road, Nottingham, NG7 2UH, United Kingdom. neil.guha@nottingham.ac.uk
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Received: June 14, 2010
Revised: July 9, 2010
Accepted: July 16, 2010
Published online: November 14, 2010
Revised: July 9, 2010
Accepted: July 16, 2010
Published online: November 14, 2010
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