Prophylaxis against spontaneous bacterial peritonitis: Too much or too little?

Prophylaxis against spontaneous bacterial peritonitis (SBP) is recommended for select patients with cirrhosis, but long-term antibiotic therapy has risks. We evaluated concordance with guideline recommendations in 179 veterans with cirrhosis; 55% received guideline-concordant management of SBP proph...

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Autores principales: Dhanani, Muhammad, Krishnamoorthy, Aparna, Ciolino, Jody D., Gupta, Kalpana, Strymish, Judith M.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Cambridge University Press 2022
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Concise Communication
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9726478/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36483431
http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/ash.2022.232
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Sumario:Prophylaxis against spontaneous bacterial peritonitis (SBP) is recommended for select patients with cirrhosis, but long-term antibiotic therapy has risks. We evaluated concordance with guideline recommendations in 179 veterans with cirrhosis; 55% received guideline-concordant management of SBP prophylaxis. Despite stable guideline recommendations since 2012, guideline adherence remains low.

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