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Letter to the Editor: Oral Vancomycin Versus No Therapy for Pediatric Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis
Kevin M. Johnson M.D.,
Kevin M. Johnson M.D.
Department of Radiology and Biomedical Imaging, School of Medicine, Yale University, New Haven, CT
Search for more papers by this author Ryan T. Fischer M.D.,
Ryan T. Fischer M.D.
Division of Hepatology and Transplant Medicine, Department of Gastroenterology, Children’s Mercy Hospital, Kansas City, MO
Search for more papers by this author Gerald J. Holtmann M.D., Ph.D.,
Gerald J. Holtmann M.D., Ph.D.
Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Princess Alexandra Hospital, and University of Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Search for more papers by this author Ayesha Shah M.B.B.S.,
Ayesha Shah M.B.B.S.
Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Princess Alexandra Hospital, and University of Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Search for more papers by this author Leina Alrabadi M.D.,
Leina Alrabadi M.D.
Division of Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition, Stanford University School of Medicine, Palo Alto, CA
Search for more papers by this author Peter Lewindon M.B.B.S.,
Peter Lewindon M.B.B.S.
Department of Gastroenterology, Queensland Children’s Hospital, and Children’s Medical Research Institute, University of Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
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Kevin M. Johnson M.D.,
Kevin M. Johnson M.D.
Department of Radiology and Biomedical Imaging, School of Medicine, Yale University, New Haven, CT
Search for more papers by this author Ryan T. Fischer M.D.,
Ryan T. Fischer M.D.
Division of Hepatology and Transplant Medicine, Department of Gastroenterology, Children’s Mercy Hospital, Kansas City, MO
Search for more papers by this author Gerald J. Holtmann M.D., Ph.D.,
Gerald J. Holtmann M.D., Ph.D.
Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Princess Alexandra Hospital, and University of Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Search for more papers by this author Ayesha Shah M.B.B.S.,
Ayesha Shah M.B.B.S.
Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Princess Alexandra Hospital, and University of Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Search for more papers by this author Leina Alrabadi M.D.,
Leina Alrabadi M.D.
Division of Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition, Stanford University School of Medicine, Palo Alto, CA
Search for more papers by this author Peter Lewindon M.B.B.S.,
Peter Lewindon M.B.B.S.
Department of Gastroenterology, Queensland Children’s Hospital, and Children’s Medical Research Institute, University of Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
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First published: 26 February 2021
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