Antibiotic prophylaxis in the prevention of rebleeding in acute variceal hemorrhage: A randomized trial.

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Published in J Pharmacol Pharmacother on February 24, 2015

Authors

Ajit Agarwal1, Sathasivam Suresh Kumar1, Jagdish Sadasivan1, Vikram Kate1

Author Affiliations

1: Department of Surgery, Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research (JIPMER), Pondicherry, India.

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