PWE-078 spontaneous bacterial peritonitis prophylaxis: are we following guidelines?

PWE-078 spontaneous bacterial peritonitis prophylaxis: are we following guidelines?

IntroductionSpontaneous bacterial peritonitis (SBP) is the most common serious infection in patients with cirrhosis, occurring in 25% of those who develop ascites. It is associated with significant morbidity and mortality rates of 20%–40%.1British Society of Gastroenterology (BSG) and National Insti...

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Veröffentlicht in:Gut 2018-06, Vol.67 (Suppl 1), p.A111
Hauptverfasser: Ha, Sun Mi, Al-Hasani, Hannah, Crisan, Laura, Jeyaprakash, Vicky, Siddique, Nabil
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Sprache:eng
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Zusammenfassung:IntroductionSpontaneous bacterial peritonitis (SBP) is the most common serious infection in patients with cirrhosis, occurring in 25% of those who develop ascites. It is associated with significant morbidity and mortality rates of 20%–40%.1British Society of Gastroenterology (BSG) and National Institute of Clinical Excellence (NICE) guidelines recommend long-term prophylaxis (LTP) with Ciprofloxacin or Norfloxacin in patients with cirrhosis who have low ascitic fluid protein concentration (
ISSN:0017-5749
1468-3288
DOI:10.1136/gutjnl-2018-BSGAbstracts.220