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Spontaneous Bacterial Peritonitis

The Korean Journal of Gastroenterology, 2018
Spontaneous bacterial peritonitis (SBP) is defined as bacterial infections that occur in patients with cirrhosis and ascites without any significant intraperitoneal infection, accounting for approximately 10-30% of bacterial infections in hospitalized ...
Do Seon Song
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SPONTANEOUS BACTERIAL PERITONITIS IN ASYMPTOMATIC CIRRHOTIC PATIENTS WITH ASCITES IN A TERTIARY CARE HOSPITAL: A CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY

Pakistan Armed Forces Medical Journal, 2020
Objective: To determine the frequency of spontaneous bacterial peritonitis in asymptomatic cirrhotic patients with ascites. Study Design: Cross-sectional study.
Asif Aziz, Sarwat Ashraf, Mir Tahir Hussain Talpur, Nasrullah Aamer, Sagheer Ahmed Solangi, Khalil Ullah Shabir, Moiz Ahmed, Kiran Abbas   +7 more
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EVALUATION OF LEUKOCYTE ESTERASE REAGENT STRIPS TEST IN THE DIAGNOSIS OF SPONTANEOUS BACTERIAL PERITONITIS IN CHILDREN WITH CIRRHOSIS

Arquivos de Gastroenterologia, 2015
BackgroundSpontaneous bacterial peritonitis is defined as an ascetic fluid infection without an evident intra-abdominal surgically treatable source.
Naser HONAR, Bita GERAMIZADEH, Seyed-Mohsen DEHGHANI, Gholamreza KALVANDI, Iraj SHAHRAMIAN, Asghar RAHMANI, Hazhir JAVAHERIZADEH   +6 more
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Spontaneous pneumococcal peritonitis diagnosed by qPCR

IDCases, 2019
Spontaneous bacterial peritonitis is an uncommon manifestation of invasive pneumococcal disease and frequently occurs when an underlying hepatic disease is present. Bacterial identification through culture can be particularly challenging in patients with
Daniel Jarovsky, Thais Grodzicki Ambrus, Mariana Galvão Gurgel, Marcelo Jenné Mimica, Mariana Volpe Arnoni, Flávia Jacqueline Almeida, Marco Aurélio Palazzi Sáfadi, Eitan Naaman Berezin   +7 more
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Determination of ertapenem in plasma and ascitic fluid by UHPLC-MS/MS in cirrhotic patients with spontaneous bacterial peritonitis

Advances in Laboratory Medicine, 2023
Spontaneous bacterial peritonitis is a frequent severe complication in cirrhotic patients with ascites. Carbapenem antibiotics are currently the treatment of choice for patients with hospital-acquired or healthcare-related infections.
Rigo-Bonnin Raúl, Amador Alberto, Núñez-Gárate María, Mas-Bosch Virgínia, Padullés Ariadna, Cobo-Sacristán Sara, Castellote José   +6 more
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FREQUENCY OF SYMPTOMATIC SPONTANEOUS BACTERIAL PERITONITIS AND ASSOCIATED CLINICAL PARAMETERS IN PATIENTS WITH LIVER CIRRHOSIS

Pakistan Armed Forces Medical Journal, 2021
Objective: To study association between spontaneous bacterial peritonitis and clinical symptoms in liver cirrhosis. Study Design: cross-sectional study.
Syed Fayyaz Mehmood Gilani, Fayyaz Hassan, Fuad Ahmad Siddiqui, Syed Anees Ahmed Gardezi   +3 more
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Spontaneous bacterial peritonitis in a 45-year-old man with ethanolic liver cirrhosis [PDF]

Romanian Medical Journal, 2020
Spontaneous bacterial peritonitis is one of the most commun complication of decompensated liver cirrhosis. We report the case of a 44-year-old man, chronic alcohol user, who was hospitalized with progressive abdominal distention, fatigue and jaundice ...
Roxana Mirică, Farid Rouhan, Doina-Maria Neamțu   +2 more
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Spontaneous Bacterial Peritonitis: Analysis of Treatment and Outcome

Canadian Journal of Infectious Diseases, 1991
Spontaneous bacterial peritonitis occurred on 44 separate occasions in 43 patients during a five year period, including 27 culture positive and 17 probable cases of spontaneous bacterial peritonitis. Alcoholic liver disease was the underlying cause of 72%
Gary H Victor, Steven M Opal
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Diagnosis of spontaneous bacterial peritonitis

The Egyptian Journal of Internal Medicine, 2014
Background Spontaneous infection of ascites is a severe complication of ascites and must be actively searched for. Many studies have been carried out on inflammatory markers and their levels in serum and ascitic fluid such as complement 3 (C3 ...
Naglaa A El-Gendy, Naglaa A Tawfeek, Rayyh A Saleh, Enas E Radwan, Eman E Ahmad, Rehab A Mohammed   +5 more
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The Influencing Factors of Spontaneous Bacterial Peritonitis in Elderly Patients with Alcoholic Cirrhosis and the Predictive Value of Multiple Inflammatory Indicators

Guoji laonian yixue zazhi
Objective To explore the influencing factors of spontaneous bacterial peritonitis and the predictive value of multiple inflammatory indicators in elderly alcoholic liver cirrhosis patients.
Chunyu Liu, Yan Zhang, Lan Qin, Yanan Xu
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