Microbiology and resistance in first episodes of spontaneous bacterial peritonitis: implications for management and prognosis

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Authors

Kilian Friedrich · University Hospital Heidelberg

Simone Nüssle · University Hospital Heidelberg

Tobias Rehlen · Heidelberg University

Wolfgang Stremmel · University Hospital Heidelberg

Alexander Mischnik · University Medical Center Freiburg

Christoph Eisenbach · Heidelberg University

Abstract

Third-generation cephalosporins have poor microbial coverage for treatment of SBP. Current guidelines need to adapt for the emerging number of Gram-positive infectious agents in SBP patients.

Topics & Keywords

Liver Disease and Transplantation Liver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment Abdominal vascular conditions and treatments

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology

Volume 31, Issue 6, pp. 1191-1195

DOI: 10.1111/jgh.13266

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