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Spontaneous bacterial peritonitis in patients with cirrhosis: incidence, outcomes, and treatment strategies

Hepatic Medicine: Evidence and Research, 2019
Sebastián Marciano,1,2 Juan Manuel Díaz,1 Melisa Dirchwolf,3 Adrián Gadano1,2 1Liver Unit, Hospital Italiano de Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina; 2Department of Research, Hospital Italiano de Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires ...
Marciano S, Diaz JM, Dirchwolf M, Gadano A   +3 more
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Incidence of Hepatic Encephalopathy in Patients with Spontaneous Bacterial Peritonitis Using Rifaximin and Lactulose: A Study at a Tertiary Care Hospital in Rawalpindi

Life and Science
Objective: To determine the incidence of hepatic encephalopathy (HE) in cirrhosis patients with spontaneous bacterial peritonitis receiving Lactulose, Rifaximin, or a combination of both, and to compare the efficacy of these treatments.
Muhammad Saad Aziz, Fuad Ahmad Siddiqi, Muhammad Hammad, Wasif Anwar, Sidra Aman   +4 more
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Spontaneous bacterial peritonitis caused by Listeria monocytogenes: a case report and literature review

Annals of Hepatology, 2012
Spontaneous bacterial peritonitis (SBP) is a common and often serious complication of long standing ascites in the presence of advanced liver disease.1 We report a case of a 51-year-old man with alcoholic cirrhosis admitted to our department with ...
Cláudia Cardoso, M.D., Isabelle Cremers, Ana Paula Oliveira   +2 more
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Spontaneous bacterial peritonitis among adult patients with ascites attending Korle-bu Teaching Hospital [PDF]

Ghana Medical Journal, 2019
Background: Spontaneous bacterial peritonitis (SBP) is one of the most common and life-threatening complications of ascites, mostly in patients with cirrhotic ascites and children with nephrotic syndrome.
Amoako Duah, Kofi N. Nkrumah
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Spontaneous Bacterial Peritonitis Caused by Infection with Listeria monocytogenes

Case Reports in Gastroenterology, 2008
Spontaneous bacterial peritonitis is a severe and life-threatening complication in patients with ascites caused by advanced liver disease. The organisms most commonly involved are coliform bacteria and third-generation cephalosporins are the empiric ...
Michael Vincent F. Tablang
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Spontaneous peritonitis in critically ill cirrhotic patients: a diagnostic algorithm for clinicians and future perspectives

Therapeutics and Clinical Risk Management, 2017
Marco Fiore,1 Alberto Enrico Maraolo,2 Sebastiano Leone,3 Ivan Gentile,2 Arturo Cuomo,4 Vincenzo Schiavone,5 Sabrina Bimonte,4 Maria Caterina Pace,1 Marco Cascella4 1Department of Anaesthesiological, Surgical and Emergency Sciences, University of ...
Fiore M, Maraolo AE, Leone S, Gentile I, Cuomo A, Schiavone V, Bimonte S, Pace MC, Cascella M   +8 more
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IMPACT OF MICROBIOLOGICAL CHANGES ON SPONTANEOUS BACTERIAL PERITONITIS IN THREE DIFFERENT PERIODS OVER 17 YEARS

Arquivos de Gastroenterologia
BACKGROUND: Spontaneous bacterial peritonitis is a serious complication in cirrhotic patients, and changes in the microbiological characteristics reported in the last years are impacting the choice of antibiotic used for treatment.
Paulo Roberto Lerias de ALMEIDA, Gabriel Stefani LEÃO, Charlles David Gonçalves GONÇALVES, Rafael Veiga PICON, Cristiane Valle TOVO   +4 more
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Spontaneous bacterial peritonitis and extraperitoneal infections in patients with cirrhosis

Annals of Hepatology, 2020
Infections are a frequent complication and a major cause of death among patients with cirrhosis. The important impact of infections in general and especially spontaneous bacterial peritonitis on the course of disease and prognosis of patients with ...
Angelo A. Mattos, Denusa Wiltgen, Raquel F. Jotz, Caroline M.R. Dornelles, Matheus V. Fernandes, Ângelo Z. Mattos   +5 more
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Bacteremia and Peritonitis in a Patient With Cirrhosis: A Life-Threatening Case From a Prick of a Cactus

Journal of Investigative Medicine High Impact Case Reports, 2017
A 58-year-old male with nonalcoholic steatohepatitis cirrhosis presents with right lower extremity cellulitis, abdominal tenderness, and severe sepsis after sustaining puncture injury from a cactus on a property with feral cats.
Jodi-Anne Wallace MD, Jonathan Hussain DO, Alberto Unzueta MD, Giuseppe Morelli MD   +3 more
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Do We Need to Change the Treatment Strategy for Spontaneous Bacterial Peritonitis in Patients with Advanced Cirrhosis?

The Korean Journal of Gastroenterology, 2017
Article: Clinical Features of Spontaneous Bacterial Peritonitis: A 10-year Experience from a Single Center (Korean J Gastroenterol 2017;69:129-134)
Chang Wook Kim
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