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  1. Open Access 01-12-2024 | Bacterial Peritonitis | OriginalPaper

    Neutrophil percentage-to-albumin ratio is a new diagnostic marker for spontaneous bacterial peritonitis: a prospective multicenter study

    Cirrhosis is a leading cause of death in many countries. Portal hypertension in the setting of liver cirrhosis is estimated to be the source of around 75% of cases of ascites, with the remaining instances arising from infectious, inflammatory, and …

  2. Open Access 01-12-2024 | Ascites | OriginalPaper

    Ascites fluid calprotectin level is highly accurate in diagnosing spontaneous bacterial peritonitis: a preliminary proof of concept prospective study

    Ascites is the most common complication of liver cirrhosis. Spontaneous bacterial peritonitis (SBP) is a common complication of ascites. The diagnosis is made by an ascitic fluid polymorphonuclear (PMN) cell count of ≥ 250/mm3. However, no other …

  3. 12-12-2023 | Hyponatremia | Online First

    Human albumin infusion is safe and effective even in patients without acute kidney injury and spontaneous bacterial peritonitis

    Human albumin (HA) solution has several pleiotropic effects such as modulation of toll-like receptor-4 expression and lipopolysaccharide presentation, realigning immune function by promoting bacterial killing through prostaglandin E2 binding apart …

  4. Open Access 01-12-2023 | Bacterial Peritonitis | OriginalPaper

    Systematically analysis of decompensated cirrhotic patients with spontaneous bacterial peritonitis to identify diagnostic and prognostic indexes

    Spontaneous bacterial peritonitis (SBP) refers to peritoneal bacterial infection with no apparent source of intra-abdominal infection [ 1 , 2 ]. SBP is a common complication in patients with cirrhosis, with an estimated frequency of 10–30%, and the …

  5. Open Access 01-12-2023 | Ascites | OriginalPaper

    Validation of a new simple scoring system to predict spontaneous bacterial peritonitis in patients with cirrhosis and ascites

    Spontaneous bacterial peritonitis (SBP) is a bacterial infection of ascitic units without any intra-abdominal, surgically treatable source of infection [ 1 ]. SBP is the most frequent bacterial infection in patients with cirrhosis, followed by …

  6. 14-07-2023 | Bacterial Peritonitis | EditorialNotes

    Albumin administration for complicated spontaneous bacterial peritonitis — Truth be (re)told!

  7. 08-07-2023 | Bacterial Peritonitis | OriginalPaper

    Tolerance of standard dose albumin infused over 6 hrs for treatment of spontaneous bacterial peritonitis—A randomized controlled trial

    What is already known? Twenty per cent albumin (1.5 g/kg at diagnosis and 1 g/kg on day three, infused over six-hour duration) is recommended particularly in high-risk spontaneous bacterial peritonitis. Whether reduced dose albumin infusion is as …

  8. Open Access 01-12-2023 | Bacterial Peritonitis | OriginalPaper

    A risk score to predict 30-day hospital readmission rate in cirrhotic patients with spontaneous bacterial peritonitis

    Patients with liver cirrhosis who develop ascites generally have a poor prognosis marked by high morbidity and mortality [ 1 ]. The development of ascites in cases of cirrhosis is multifactorial in origin, with portal hypertension accounting for …

  9. 17-03-2023 | Streptococci | EditorialNotes

    Spontaneous Bacterial Peritonitis: The Bug Matters

  10. Open Access 07-03-2023 | Liver Transplantation | OriginalPaper

    Impact of Bacteria Types on the Clinical Outcomes of Spontaneous Bacterial Peritonitis

    Spontaneous bacterial peritonitis (SBP) is one of the most devastating complications of cirrhosis and is associated with an extremely high mortality rate ranging from 20 to 40% [ 1 ]. SBP is an infection of ascitic fluid and occurs frequently in …

  11. 01-08-2020 | Liver Transplantation | OriginalPaper

    Predictors of immediate and short-term mortality in spontaneous bacterial peritonitis

    Spontaneous bacterial peritonitis (SBP), an important complication of cirrhosis, is considered a marker of end-stage liver disease and an indication for liver transplantation. Its prevalence ranges between 10% and 30% in hospitalized patients [ 1 …

  12. 01-01-2020 | Wound Debridement | ReviewPaper

    Septic arthritis of the lumbar facet joint presenting as spontaneous bacterial peritonitis: a rare case requiring surgical intervention

    Septic arthritis of the lumbar facet joint (SALFJ) is a unique and rare clinical entity. Since it was first reported by Halpin in 1987 [ 1 ], only 50 other cases have been reported [ 2 ], although its real incidence may be underestimated with some …

  13. Open Access 01-12-2022 | Bacterial Peritonitis | OriginalPaper

    ASEPTIC: primary antibiotic prophylaxis using co-trimoxazole to prevent SpontanEous bacterial PeritoniTIs in Cirrhosis—study protocol for an interventional randomised controlled trial

    Note: The numbers in curly brackets in this protocol refer to the SPIRIT checklist item numbers [ 1 ]. The order of the items has been modified to group similar items (see …

  14. 01-12-2020 | Bacterial Peritonitis | ReviewPaper

    Spontaneous Bacterial Peritonitis and Secondary Bacterial Peritonitis—a Comprehensive Review

    Cirrhosis is a chronic progressive liver disease characterized by advanced fibrosis usually as a result of repeated injury to the hepatocytes or bile ducts. Cirrhosis is among the top 15 leading causes of death in the USA [ 1 ]. The predominant …

  15. 01-09-2021 | Hepatitis B | OriginalPaper

    Proton Pump Inhibitor Therapy Increases the Risk of Spontaneous Bacterial Peritonitis in Patients with HBV-Related Acute-on-Chronic Liver Failure

    Acute-on-chronic liver failure (ACLF) is a severe clinical syndrome characteristic of exacerbated liver injury and extrahepatic organ failure with high short-term mortality [ 1 – 3 ]. A study performed in eastern China reported that the overall …

  16. Open Access 01-12-2020 | Expectoration | OriginalPaper

    Stool and sputum microbiome during quinolone prophylaxis of spontaneous bacterial peritonitis: an exploratory study

    Infections in cirrhosis often lead to acute decompensation (AD) or acute-on-chronic liver failure (ACLF) and have been associated with increased morbidity and mortality [ 1 , 2 ]. The most common infections in cirrhosis are spontaneous bacterial

  17. 01-05-2020 | Ciprofloxacin | OriginalPaper

    Antibiotics for prophylaxis of spontaneous bacterial peritonitis: systematic review & Bayesian network meta-analysis

    Spontaneous bacterial peritonitis (SBP) is an important infective complication of cirrhosis which may occur in 7–30% of hospitalised patients and 1.5–3.5% of outpatients [ 1 , 2 ]. The occurrence of SBP is a marker of advanced liver disease [ 3 ].

  18. 01-10-2020 | Hepatic Encephalopathy | OriginalPaper

    Prevalence of cirrhotic cardiomyopathy and its relationship with serum pro-brain natriuretic peptide, hepatorenal syndrome, spontaneous bacterial peritonitis, and mortality

    Decompensated liver cirrhosis is characterized by peripheral vasodilatation with a low-resistance hyperdynamic circulation. The sustained increase of cardiac workload associated with such a condition may result in a variable and often subclinical …

  19. 01-11-2021 | Tympanotomy

    Factors Associated with Delayed Paracentesis in Patients with Spontaneous Bacterial Peritonitis

    Spontaneous bacterial peritonitis (SBP) is the most frequent infectious complication in hospitalized patients with cirrhosis [ 1 ]. Mortality rates have been observed up to 46% in-hospital and 66% at 12 months in patients with SBP [ 2 – 4 ].

  20. 01-08-2019 | Bacterial Peritonitis | OriginalPaper

    Evidence of Significant Ceftriaxone and Quinolone Resistance in Cirrhotics with Spontaneous Bacterial Peritonitis

    Spontaneous bacterial peritonitis (SBP) is a common and serious infection in patients with cirrhosis, associated with an in-hospital mortality between 20 and 80% [ 1 , 2 ]. Guidelines suggest treating for SBP with early initiation of a …

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