Outcomes in Patients With Cirrhosis on Primary Compared to Secondary Prophylaxis for Spontaneous Bacterial Peritonitis

Jasmohan S. Bajaj,Puneeta Tandon,Jacqueline G. OʼLeary,Florence Wong,Scott W. Biggins,Guadalupe Garcia–Tsao,Patrick S. Kamath,Benedict Maliakkal,Michael B. Fallon,Jennifer C. Lai,Paul J. Thuluvath,Hugo E Vargas,Ram Subramanian,Leroy R. Thacker,K. Rajender Reddy

Outcomes in Patients With Cirrhosis on Primary Compared to Secondary Prophylaxis for Spontaneous Bacterial Peritonitis

2019

Jasmohan S. Bajaj
Puneeta Tandon
Jacqueline G. OʼLeary
Florence Wong
Scott W. Biggins
Guadalupe Garcia–Tsao
Patrick S. Kamath
Benedict Maliakkal
Michael B. Fallon
Jennifer C. Lai
Paul J. Thuluvath
Hugo E Vargas
Ram Subramanian
Leroy R. Thacker
K. Rajender Reddy

OBJECTIVES:Antibiotic prophylaxis is recommended for prevention of the first episode of spontaneous bacterial peritonitis (SBP; primary prophylaxis 1°) and subsequent episodes (secondary prophylaxis 2°). We aimed to compare outcomes in cirrhotic inpatients on 1° vs 2° SBP prophylaxis.METHODS:Data fr

Keywords:

Spontaneous bacterial peritonitis
Cirrhosis
General surgery
Antibiotic prophylaxis
Medicine
Internal medicine
Diabetes mellitus
in patient
first episode
secondary prophylaxis

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