Open AccessExtensively drug-resistant bacteria are an independent predictive factor of mortality in 130 patients with spontaneous bacterial peritonitis or spontaneous bacteremia
Author(s) -
Alexandra Alexopoulou,
Larisa Vasilieva,
Danai Agiasotelli,
Kyriaki Siranidi,
Sophia Pouriki,
Athanasia Tsiriga,
Marina Toutouza,
Spyridon P. Dourakis
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
world journal of gastroenterology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.427
H-Index - 155
eISSN - 2219-2840
pISSN - 1007-9327
DOI - 10.3748/wjg.v22.i15.4049
Subject(s) - spontaneous bacterial peritonitis , bacteremia , meropenem , medicine , antibiotics , drug resistance , microbiology and biotechnology , pneumonia , peritonitis , klebsiella pneumonia , antibiotic resistance , gastroenterology , staphylococcus aureus , bacteria , cirrhosis , biology , genetics
To evaluate the epidemiology and outcomes of culture-positive spontaneous bacterial peritonitis (SBP) and spontaneous bacteremia (SB) in decompensated cirrhosis.