Diagnosis, treatment and prophylaxis of spontaneous bacterial peritonitis: a consensus
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EPIDEMIOLOGY AND PROGNOSIS OF SBP SBP is the most frequent bacterial infection in
cirrhosis, accounting for 10e30% of all reported bacterial infections in hospitalised patients …

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Ascites is a major complication of cirrhosis, 1 occurring in 50% of patients over 10 years of
follow up. 2 The development of ascites is an important landmark in the natural history of …

Ascites is the pathologic accumulation of fluid in the peritoneal cavity. The condition
develops most frequently as part of the decompensation of previously asymptomatic chronic …

The current pathogenic theory of spontaneous bacterial peritonitis (SBP) in patients with
cirrhosis and ascites suggests that repeated episodes of bacterial translocation (BT) from …

Bacterial translocation appears to be an important mechanism in the pathogenesis of
spontaneous infections in cirrhosis. Cirrhotic patients are commonly treated with β …

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Spontaneous bacterial empyema (SBEM) is an infection of a preexisting hydrothorax in
cirrhotic patients and has seldom been reported. To determine its incidence and primary …

SUMMARY SBP is an infection of ascites that occurs in the absence of a local infectious
source. It is mainly a complication of cirrhotic ascites, with a prevalence of 15% to 19%(when …