title: [Spontaneous bacterial peritonitis during liver cirrhosis: the clinical findings and therapeutic considerations].
abstract: Among 1211 consecutive patients admitted to hospital for liver cirrhosis, 625 (51.6%) had ascites. Forty-four of them (7%) had ascitic infection. Thirty-four cases (5.4%) of spontaneous bacterial peritonitis (SBP) and 10 cases (1.6%) of culture-negative neutrocytic ascites (CNNA) were diagnosed. The infecting organism was most likely Gram-negative of enteric origin (80%), CNNA mortality (30%) was lower than that of SBP (47%). High mortality suggests to treat patients affected by either SBP or CNNA with antibiotics.
authors: Cattedra di Malattie Infettive, Università degli Studi di Parma.
authors: F
authors: F
authors: Fiaccadori
authors: G
authors: G
authors: Pedretti
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001424:Bacterial Infections / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology* / Q000401:mortality; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D007558:Italy / Q000453:epidemiology; D008103:Liver Cirrhosis / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000401:mortality; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010538:Peritonitis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology* / Q000401:mortality; D012189:Retrospective Studies
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents
vernacular_title: Peritonite batterica spontanea in corso di cirrosi epatica: rilievi clinici e considerazioni terapeutiche.