Spontaneous bacterial peritonitis: update on diagnosis and treatment
Spontaneous bacterial peritonitis (SBP) is a common complication in patients with liver cirrhosis, with an increased risk of mortality. For this reason, a diagnostic paracentesis should be performed in all patients with ascites and clinical features with high diagnostic suspicion. Although literatur...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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2021-12-01
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Series: | Romanian Journal of Internal Medicine |
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Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.2478/rjim-2021-0024 |