Impact of rifaximin on the frequency and characteristics of spontaneous bacterial peritonitis in patients with liver cirrhosis and ascites.
<h4>Background</h4>Rifaximin is a non-absorbable antibiotic used to prevent relapses of hepatic encephalopathy which may also be a candidate for prophylaxis of spontaneous bacterial peritonitis (SBP).<h4>Aim</h4>To detect the impact of rifaximin on the occurrence and characte...
Main Authors: | Philipp Lutz, Marijo Parcina, Isabelle Bekeredjian-Ding, Hans Dieter Nischalke, Jacob Nattermann, Tilman Sauerbruch, Achim Hoerauf, Christian P Strassburg, Ulrich Spengler |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2014-01-01
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Series: | PLoS ONE |
Online Access: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/pmid/24714550/?tool=EBI |
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