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Liver and Biliary Disease

First-line treatment with cephalosporins in spontaneous bacterial peritonitis provides poor antibiotic coverage

Srdan NovovicDepartment of Internal Medicine I, Division of Gastroenterology, Copenhagen University Hospital, Bispebjerg Hospital, Copenhagen, Denmark;Department of Gastroenterology, Copenhagen University Hospital, Hvidovre Hospital, Copenhagen, DenmarkCorrespondence[email protected]
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Synne SembDepartment of Gastroenterology, Copenhagen University Hospital, Hvidovre Hospital, Copenhagen, Denmark
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Henrik OlsenDepartment of Hepatology, Copenhagen University Hospital, Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen, Denmark
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Claus MoserDepartment of Clinical Microbiology, Copenhagen University Hospital, Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen, Denmark
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Jenny Dahl KnudsenDepartment of Clinical Microbiology, Copenhagen University Hospital, Hvidovre Hospital, Copenhagen, Denmark
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Christian HomannDepartment of Internal Medicine I, Division of Gastroenterology, Copenhagen University Hospital, Bispebjerg Hospital, Copenhagen, Denmark
Pages 212-216 | Received 20 Jul 2011, Accepted 28 Nov 2011, Published online: 23 Dec 2011

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