Open AccessBacterial infections in patients with liver cirrhosis and ascites
Author(s) -
Bojana Marković-Živković,
Goran Bjelaković,
Aleksandar Nagorni,
Daniela Benedeto-Stojanov,
Branislav Petrović,
Mirjana Radisavljević,
Gordana Petrović
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
srpski arhiv za celokupno lekarstvo
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.135
H-Index - 17
eISSN - 2406-0895
pISSN - 0370-8179
DOI - 10.2298/sarh1410551m
Subject(s) - spontaneous bacterial peritonitis , medicine , ascites , cirrhosis , gastroenterology , pneumonia , bacterial pneumonia , paracentesis , etiology , peritonitis , urinary system , streptococcus pneumoniae , antibiotics , microbiology and biotechnology , biology
Bacterial infections are common complications and the cause of death in patients with cirrhosis and ascites. There is no standard method for a rapid and low-cost diagnosis, and its prognosis is poor.