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11139350

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
6
pubmed:dateCreated
2001-1-26
pubmed:abstractText
Spontaneous bacterial peritonitis (SBP) is a frequent complication in cirrhotic patients with ascites. Diagnosis of SBP is established by a polymorphonuclear cell count in ascitic fluid > or =250 cells/mm(3). The organism responsible for the infection is isolated in 60-70% of the cases. The remaining cases are considered to have a variant of SBP (culture-negative SBP) and are treated in the same way as those with a positive culture. The SBP resolution rate ranges between 70 and 90%, and hospital survival between 50 and 70%. An early diagnosis and the use of a more adequate antibiotic therapy are the most probable reasons for the improvement in prognosis for SBP in recent decades. Despite the resolution of the infection, SBP may trigger severe complications such as renal impairment, gastrointestinal bleeding and accentuation of hepatic insufficiency which are responsible for the associated mortality. Patients recovering from an episode of SBP should be considered as potential candidates for liver transplantation.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Dec
pubmed:author
pubmed:copyrightInfo
Copyright 2000 Harcourt Publishers Ltd.
pubmed:volume
14
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
975-990
pubmed:dateRevised
2005-11-16
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2000
pubmed:articleTitle
Diagnosis, treatment and prevention of spontaneous bacterial peritonitis.
pubmed:affiliation
Liver Unit, University of Barcelona, Spain.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Review