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Spontaneous bacterial peritonitis: recent data on incidence and treatment
Mansour A Parsi1, Ashish Atreja, Nizar N Zein
1Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, OH 44195, USA. parsim@ccf.org
Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine
|August 24, 2004
Abstract:
Recent studies have shown that spontaneous bacterial peritonitis (SBP) is more common than previously thought among patients admitted to the hospital with cirrhotic ascites. Other recent studies have clarified which antibiotic regimens are most successful for treatment and prevention, often shortening the duration of treatment. Still, the prognosis is poor and recurrence of SBP is common.