Bacterial infection is independently associated with failure to control bleeding in cirrhotic patients with gastrointestinal hemorrhage.

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Published in Hepatology on May 01, 1998

Authors

J Goulis1, A Armonis, D Patch, C Sabin, L Greenslade, A K Burroughs

Author Affiliations

1: Liver Transplantation and Hepatobiliary Medicine Unit, Royal Free Hospital and School of Medicine, London, England, UK.

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