Norfloxacin versus alternative antibiotics for prophylaxis of spontaneous bacteria peritonitis in cirrhosis: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Abstract Background Spontaneous bacterial peritonitis (SBP) is a life-threatening complication in patients with advanced cirrhosis. Prophylactic Norfloxacin used to be considered effective in SBP prevention, but in recent years its efficacy has been partially compromised by increasing quinolone-resi...

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Main Authors: Shuailing Song, Yi Yang, Chong Geng, Zeya Tang, Chunhui Wang, Xiao Li
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2023-08-01
Series:BMC Infectious Diseases
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12879-023-08557-6