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A253 PRIMARY PROPHYLAXIS FOR SPONTANEOUS BACTERIAL PERITONITIS IN HOSPITALIZED CIRRHOTIC PATIENTS WITH LOW PROTEIN ASCITES AND RENAL DYSFUNCTION OR LIVER FAILURE: A RETROSPECTIVE REVIEW FROM A TERTIARY CENTRE IN BRITISH COLUMBIA
BACKGROUND: Spontaneous bacterial peritonitis (SBP) is a severe and often fatal infection that can occur in patients with cirrhosis and ascites. The benefits of primary prophylaxis with antibiotics for SBP have been demonstrated in patients with cirrhosis presenting with gastrointestinal (GI) bleedi...
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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Oxford University Press
2023
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9991183/ http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/jcag/gwac036.253 |