Arab Journal of Gastroenterology
Volume 11, Issue 3 , Pages 153-156 , September 2010

Pattern of bacteraemia following endoscopic elective oesophageal injection sclerotherapy and band ligation in cirrhotic patients

  • Magdy El Serafy

      Affiliations

    • Tropical Medicine Department, Faculty of Medicine, Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt
    • ,
  • Mohamad Mahmoud

      Affiliations

    • Tropical Medicine Department, Faculty of Medicine, Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author.
    • ,
  • Mervat Gaber

      Affiliations

    • Clinical Pathology Department, Faculty of Medicine, Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt

Received 29 March 2010 ,Accepted 5 July 2010.

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PII: S1687-1979(10)00086-9

doi: 10.1016/j.ajg.2010.07.004

Arab Journal of Gastroenterology
Volume 11, Issue 3 , Pages 153-156 , September 2010

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