Short- and long-term predictors of spontaneous bacterial peritonitis in Singapore.

CONCLUSION: N-SBP was significantly associated with recent antibiotic use, longer hospitalisation, more resistant organisms and poorer survival among patients with SBP. N-SBP and MELD score predict higher mortality in SBP. Judicious use of antibiotics may reduce N-SBP and improve survival among cirrhotic patients.
PMID: 31363784 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

Source: Singapore Medical Journal - July 29, 2019 Category: General Medicine Authors: Wong YJ, Kalki RC, Lin KW, Kumar R, Tan J, Teo EK, Li JW, Ang TL Tags: Singapore Med J Source Type: research