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Primary bacterial peritonitis

Known as: Spontaneous bacterial peritonitis, bacterial peritonitis spontaneous 
National Institutes of Health

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Highly Cited
2013
Highly Cited
2013
Role of proton pump inhibitors in the occurrence and the prognosis of spontaneous bacterial peritonitis in cirrhotic patients with ascites
Proton pump inhibitors (PPIs) facilitate intestinal bacterial translocation. No robust data exist demonstrating that PPIs… 
Review
2010
Review
2010
Spontaneous bacterial peritonitis before liver transplantation does not affect patient survival.
2010
2010
Characterisation of bacteria in ascites—reporting the potential of culture-independent, molecular analysis
Spontaneous bacterial peritonitis (SBP) is a severe complication of liver disease. A significant proportion of patients have… 
2004
2004
Clinical Outcome of Bacteremic Spontaneous Bacterial Peritonitis due to Extended-Spectrum Beta-Lactamase-Producing Escherichia coli and Klebsiella Pneumoniae
Background This study was conducted to evaluate the risk factors for infection and clinical outcomes of bacteremic spontaneous… 
2002
2002
Five days of ceftriaxone to treat spontaneous bacterial peritonitis in cirrhotic patients
Background. The aim of this study was to determine whether a short course of ceftriaxone was sufficient to cure spontaneous… 
2001
2001
Serial analysis of serum and ascitic fluid levels of soluble adhesion molecules and chemokines in patients with spontaneous bacterial peritonitis
The aim of this work was the evaluation of serum and ascitic fluid levels of chemokines (IL‐8, growth‐regulated oncogene (Gro… 
Review
1995
Review
1995
Survival after a first episode of spontaneous bacterial peritonitis. Prognosis of potential candidates for orthotopic liver transplantation
Abstract To determine the potential role of orthotopic liver transplantation (OLT) in cirrhotic patients surviving a first… 
Review
1995
Review
1995
Spontaneous bacterial peritonitis: pathogenesis, diagnosis, and management.
Spontaneous bacterial peritonitis (SBP) is a common and potentially fatal complication of cirrhosis. Multiple variants of this… 
Highly Cited
1988
Highly Cited
1988
Low C3 in cirrhotic ascites predisposes to spontaneous bacterial peritonitis.
Review
1986
Review
1986
Spontaneous bacterial peritonitis: clinical and laboratory features with reference to hospital-acquired cases.
A review of a large secondary and tertiary care hospital's experience with spontaneous bacterial peritonitis (SBP) over 7 yr… 
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