Unsolved issues in the treatment of spontaneous peritonitis in patients with cirrhosis: nosocomial versus community-acquired infections and the role of fungi.

CONCLUSION: Spontaneous bacterial peritonitis is one the most important complication in patients with cirrhosis. A proper empiric therapy is crucial to have a positive outcome. In this respect, a careful assessment of risk factors for multidrug-resistant pathogens is crucial. Likewise important, mostly in nosocomial cases, is not overlook the probability of a fungal ascitic infection, namely a spontaneous fungal peritonitis. PMID: 30514194 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Reviews on Recent Clinical Trials - Category: Cancer & Oncology Authors: Tags: Rev Recent Clin Trials Source Type: research