Summary: Cirrhotics bleed and they get infected. It is, apparently, a law of nature. Question is, when they're bleeding is it worthwhile to treat them prophylactically with antibiotics? This review is more of a snorkel than a deep dive, since the literature is both thick and thin: Thick enough to review, but thin enough to make a deep dive unnecessary. Join us for both a brief review, and a gloating rant.
