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SPONTANEOUS BACTERIAL PERITONITIS

Eastern Ukrainian Medical Journal
Spontaneous bacterial peritonitis (SBP) is an infection of ascitic fluid, posing a severe complication in patients with portal hypertension (PH). Hospital mortality rates are exceedingly high, sometimes surpassing 85%. Only timely diagnosis and treatment can mitigate mortality and morbidity levels. Purpose.
Mykola Tutchenko, Diana Rudyk, Mykola Besedinskyi, Sergey Chub   +3 more
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Prevalence

Egyptian Journal of Chest Disease and Tuberculosis, 2013
Background: Spontaneous bacterial pleuritis is a high mortality complication in cirrhotic patients with hydrothorax. Aim: To investigate the prevalence and risk factors for spontaneous bacterial pleuritis in cirrhotic patients with hydrothorax.
Ahmed E. Mansour, Azema A. El-Rahman, Tarek Besheer   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Pseudo‐Addisonian Crisis With Hyponatremia and Hyperkalaemia in a Late Pregnant Bitch

Veterinary Medicine and Science, Volume 12, Issue 4, July 2026.
A young, late‐term pregnant bitch presented with non‐specific clinical signs and blood work abnormalities including low Na:K ratio, raising the suspicion of an Addisonian crisis. Due to worsening clinical signs, a C‐section was performed on day 57 post‐ovulation, 48 h after maternal dexamethasone treatment.
Gabriela Carneiro de Sousa, Alyssa B. Helms, Nicole Jason Sugai, Teresa Southard, Francisco R. Carvallo‐Chaigneau, Thomas Cecere, Bobbi Conner, Stephanie DeMonaco, Julie Tucker Cecere, Orsolya Balogh   +9 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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A Rare Case of Secondary Bacterial Peritonitis from Clostridium perfringens in an Adult Patient with Noncirrhotic Ascites and a Krukenberg Tumor: Report of a Case

Case Reports in Medicine, 2011
Secondary bacterial peritonitis, in comparison to spontaneous, presents with a surgically treatable intraabdominal source for infection such as a gastrointestinal perforation or abscess and is nearly always polymicrobial.
Scott R. Kelley, George M. Kerlakian
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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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SPONTANEOUS BACTERIAL PERITONITIS

The Professional Medical Journal, 2012
Objective: To compare the efficacy of ciprofloxacin with ceftriaxone in the treatment of spontaneous bacterial peritonitis inpatients with cirrhosis liver and ascites. Design: This hospital based quasi-experimental study. Setting: Department of Medicine, KhyberTeaching Hospital Peshawar. Period: October, 2009 to April, 2010.
INAMULLAH KHAN, ZAHIDULLAH KHAN, FAZLE SUBHAN   +2 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 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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Letter to the Editor Concerning the Article: Impact of Quinolone Prophylaxis on Spontaneous Bacterial Peritonitis and Mortality in Cirrhosis Patients: A Systematic Review and Meta‐Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials

JGH Open, Volume 10, Issue 7, July 2026.
Alejandro Chen Liang, Yeison Cruz Castillo, Lorena M. Murrieta, Jesus Eleazar Angulo Durazo, Hector Jonan Flores Uribe   +4 more
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