Lactulose Is Associated With Decreased Risk of Clostridium difficile Infection in Decompensated Cirrhosis

Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2017 Jun;15(6):953-954. doi: 10.1016/j.cgh.2017.01.012. Epub 2017 Jan 23.
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Publication types

  • Letter

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Case-Control Studies
  • Clostridium Infections / epidemiology*
  • Clostridium Infections / prevention & control
  • Female
  • Gastrointestinal Agents / therapeutic use*
  • Humans
  • Lactulose / therapeutic use*
  • Liver Cirrhosis / complications*
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Prebiotics

Substances

  • Gastrointestinal Agents
  • Prebiotics
  • Lactulose