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Primary bacterial peritonitis

Known as: Spontaneous bacterial peritonitis, bacterial peritonitis spontaneous 
 
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1980-2017
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Inflammation

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Primary bacterial peritonitis
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2013
2013
Increasing frequency of gram-positive cocci and gram-negative multidrug-resistant bacteria in spontaneous bacterial peritonitis.
BACKGROUND Spontaneous bacterial peritonitis (SBP) is historically caused by Gram-negative bacteria (GNB) almost exclusively… (More)
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2012
2012
Increased rate of spontaneous bacterial peritonitis among cirrhotic patients receiving pharmacologic acid suppression.
BACKGROUND & AIMS Patients with cirrhosis frequently receive proton pump inhibitor (PPI) or H2-receptor antagonist therapies. We… (More)
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2010
2010
Intestinal Permeability in Cirrhotic Patients With and Without Spontaneous Bacterial Peritonitis: Is the Ring Closed?
OBJECTIVES:Impaired intestinal permeability (IP) may have a role in the pathogenesis of ascites and in spontaneous bacterial… (More)
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2006
2006
Prognostic Significance of Infection Acquisition Sites in Spontaneous Bacterial Peritonitis: Nosocomial versus Community Acquired
Spontaneous bacterial peritonitis (SBP) is an ascitic fluid infection as a complication of end stage liver disease. The outcome… (More)
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2005
2005
Laparoscopic diagnosis and management of primary bacterial peritonitis.
Primary bacterial peritonitis is a rare condition occurring, by definition, in patients without an underlying cause as is… (More)
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2003
2003
Validation of automated blood cell counter for the determination of polymorphonuclear cell count in the ascitic fluid of cirrhotic patients with or without spontaneous bacterial peritonitis
OBJECTIVE:Polymorphonuclear (PMN) cell count in ascitic fluid is the most useful test for the diagnosis of spontaneous bacterial… (More)
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2002
2002
Nosocomial spontaneous bacterial peritonitis and bacteremia in cirrhotic patients: impact of isolate type on prognosis and characteristics of infection.
The characteristics of and prognosis for nosocomial spontaneous bacterial peritonitis (SBP) and bacteremia were examined in a… (More)
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1999
Highly Cited
1999
Antibiotic prophylaxis for the prevention of bacterial infections in cirrhotic patients with gastrointestinal bleeding: a meta-analysis.
In cirrhotic patients with gastrointestinal bleeding, antibiotic prophylaxis decreases the incidence of infections but most… (More)
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1998
Highly Cited
1998
Tumor necrosis factor and interleukin-6 in spontaneous bacterial peritonitis in cirrhosis: relationship with the development of renal impairment and mortality.
Spontaneous bacterial peritonitis (SBP) is associated with an important production of inflammatory mediators. However, it is… (More)
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1993
1993
Association of Proton Pump Inhibitor Therapy With Spontaneous Bacterial Peritonitis in Cirrhotic Patients With Ascites
OBJECTIVES:Spontaneous bacterial peritonitis (SBP) is a frequent complication of cirrhosis. Bacterial contamination of ascites… (More)
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