Open AccessInitial choice of antibiotic in recurrent spontaneous bacterial peritonitis: A retrospective study
Author(s) -
Gayathri Vasanthakumari Sasidharan Nair,
Prannoy George Mathen,
M Gopalakrishna Pillai,
Krishna Kumar,
K K Velayudhan,
T P Sreekrishnan
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
international journal of critical illness and injury science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.274
H-Index - 12
eISSN - 2231-5004
pISSN - 2229-5151
DOI - 10.4103/ijciis.ijciis_49_18
Subject(s) - medicine , spontaneous bacterial peritonitis , antibiotics , peritonitis , retrospective cohort study , intensive care medicine , microbiology and biotechnology , ascites , biology
Spontaneous bacterial peritonitis (SBP) is a commonly encountered infection seen in the setting of ascites secondary to advanced liver disease. Recurrence of SBP is common and is associated with high mortality. This study was designed to recognize a better initial choice of antibiotic in case of recurrent SBP - a third-generation cephalosporin or a carbapenem.