Antibiotic Prophylaxis in Variceal Hemorrhage-Time to Stop?

Catherine Mezzacappa^{1

2}, Guadalupe Garcia-Tsao^{1

2}

Affiliations

¹ Division of Digestive Diseases, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut.
² Veterans Administration Connecticut Healthcare System, West Haven, Connecticut.

Catherine Mezzacappa et al. JAMA Intern Med. 2025.

. 2025 Oct 1;185(10):1204-1205.

doi: 10.1001/jamainternmed.2025.3841.

Catherine Mezzacappa^{1

2}, Guadalupe Garcia-Tsao^{1

2}

¹ Division of Digestive Diseases, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut.
² Veterans Administration Connecticut Healthcare System, West Haven, Connecticut.

No abstract available

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