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Review
. 2012 Aug;61(8):1219-25.
doi: 10.1136/gutjnl-2012-302339. Epub 2012 Jun 3.

Bacterial infections in end-stage liver disease: current challenges and future directions

Jasmohan S Bajaj  1 , Jacqueline G O'Leary, Florence Wong, K Rajender Reddy, Patrick S Kamath
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Bacterial infections in end-stage liver disease: current challenges and future directions

Jasmohan S Bajaj et al. Gut. 2012 Aug.
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