Moraxella Peritonitis in a Non-Peritoneal Dialysis Patient
Journal of Scientific Innovation in Medicine, 2021 Background: Spontaneous Bacterial Peritonitis is a serious complication of ascites in patients with liver cirrhosis. Most commonly, the cause is monomicrobial, the usual suspects being E. Coli, K. pneumoniae, and sometimes, S. pneumoniae.
Aruna Muthumanickam +2 more
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The spread of multi drug resistant infections is leading to an increase in the empirical antibiotic treatment failure in cirrhosis: a prospective survey [PDF]
, 2015 Background The spread of multi-resistant infections represents a continuously growing problem in cirrhosis,particularly in patients in contact with the healthcare environment.
Ceccarelli, Giancarlo +10 more
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Spontaneous Bacterial Peritonitis [PDF]
Digestive Diseases, 2005 Spontaneous bacterial peritonitis (SBP) is a bacterial infection of ascitic fluid in patients with decompensated cirrhosis. The modifier ‘spontaneous’ distinguishes this from surgical peritonitis. The infecting organisms are usually enteric gram-negatives which have translocated from the bowel.
Todd A, Sheer, Bruce A, Runyon
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Bacterial infections in patients with liver cirrhosis and ascites [PDF]
Srpski Arhiv za Celokupno Lekarstvo, 2014 Introduction. Bacterial infections are common complications and the cause of death in patients with cirrhosis and ascites. There is no standard method for a rapid and low-cost diagnosis, and its prognosis is poor. Objective.
Marković-Živković Bojana +6 more
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The relationship between gut microbiota and spontaneous bacterial peritonitis in patients with liver cirrhosis - a literature review [PDF]
, 2019 Gut microbiota is an essential component in the pathogenesis of liver cirrhosis and its complications. There is a direct relationship between the gut and the liver called the gutliver axis through which bacteria can reach the liver through the portal ...
Fierbinteanu Braticevici, Carmen +9 more
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Hemodynamic Evaluation of Nonselective \u3b2-Blockers in Patients with Cirrhosis and Refractory Ascites [PDF]
, 2018 BACKGROUND:Nonselective \u3b2-blockers (NSBB) have been associated with increased incidence of paracentesis-induced circulatory dysfunction (PICD) and reduced survival in patients with cirrhosis and refractory ascites.
Angeli, Paolo +10 more
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Saintika Medika, 2017 Cirrhosis Hepatis merupakan hasil akhir dari jejas hepatoseluler yang ireversibel dan menimbulkan fibrosis dan regenerasi nodular pada hepar. Retensi air dan garam tampak jelas sebagai manifestasi klinis pada semua kasus Cirrhosis Hepatis disebut asites.
Meddy Setiawan
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Primary spontaneous listerial peritonitis
IDCases, 2023 A male in his mid-60s with chronic kidney disease, ischemic cardiomyopathy, and nonalcoholic cirrhosis due to congestive hepatopathy presented with fever and abdominal pain for two weeks.
Joseph Tholany +3 more
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Interleukin-22 predicts severity and death in advanced liver cirrhosis: a prospective cohort study [PDF]
, 2012 Background: Interleukin-22 (IL-22), recently identified as a crucial parameter of pathology in experimental liver damage, may determine survival in clinical end-stage liver disease.
Bachmann, Malte +11 more
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Neisseria Gonorrhoeae Spontaneous Bacterial Peritonitis
Case Reports in Infectious Diseases, 2021 We describe a case of gonococcal spontaneous bacterial peritonitis (SBP) in a 48-year-old sexually active female with alcoholic cirrhosis and chronic hepatitis B. She was admitted with fever, abdominal pain and distension without dysuria, dyspareunia, or
George Mwandia +3 more
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