Long-term treatment with cisapride and antibiotics in liver cirrhosis: effect on small intestinal motility, bacterial overgrowth, and liver function

Altered small-bowel motility, lengthening of the orocecal transit time, and small-intestinal bacterial overgrowth have been described in patients with liver cirrhosis. These changes might be related to the progressive course and poor prognosis of the disease. We investigated the effect of a long-ter...

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Published in:	The American journal of gastroenterology Vol. 96; no. 4; pp. 1251 - 1255
Main Authors:	Madrid, Ana Maria, Hurtado, Carmen, Venegas, Mauricio, Cumsille, Francisco, Defilippi, Carlos
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Oxford . 01-04-2001 Blackwell Publishing Wolters Kluwer Health Medical Research, Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
Subjects:	Adult Aged Anti-Bacterial Agents - pharmacology Anti-Bacterial Agents - therapeutic use Anti-Infective Agents - pharmacology Anti-Infective Agents - therapeutic use Bacteria - drug effects Bacteria - growth & development Biological and medical sciences Cisapride - pharmacology Cisapride - therapeutic use Female Gastroenterology Gastroenterology. Liver. Pancreas. Abdomen Gastrointestinal Agents - pharmacology Gastrointestinal Agents - therapeutic use Gastrointestinal Motility - drug effects Humans Liver Cirrhosis - drug therapy Liver Cirrhosis - microbiology Liver Cirrhosis - physiopathology Liver. Biliary tract. Portal circulation. Exocrine pancreas Male Medical sciences Middle Aged Neomycin - pharmacology Neomycin - therapeutic use Norfloxacin - pharmacology Norfloxacin - therapeutic use Other diseases. Semiology Severity of Illness Index Time Factors Tropical medicine South America Chile America Human Chemoprophylaxis Cisapride Liver Hepatic disease Digestive transit Cirrhosis Dysfunction Digestive diseases Bacteria Benzamide derivatives Complication Overexposure Antibacterial agent Long lasting Antiemetic
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