Assessing the effect of single dose antibiotic prophylaxis compared with a multiday regimen in liver transplant recipients undergoing routine endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography: a retrospective, single-centre, registry-based cohort study with a historical control group.

BMJ Open Gastroenterol · 2026 · PMC13084793 · PMID 41974487

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Although not statistically significant, the presence of a positive microbial culture—compared with a sterile culture—showed a trend towards an increased risk of cholangitis (p=0.06, table 5 ).

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