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Spontaneous Bacterial Peritonitis

Garcia-Tsao G. Current management of the complications of cirrhosis and portal hypertension: variceal hemorrhage, ascites, and SBP. Gastroenterology 120:726-748, 2001.
PMID 11208746.
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science?_ob=MImg&_imagekey=B6WFX-45SR935-53-1&_cdi=6806&_user=128632&_orig=search&_coverDate=02%2F28%2F2001&_sk=998799996&view=c&wchp=dGLbVtb-zSkzk&md5=73b6d0fcbbd4f34ac3ab897af00eeeb7&ie=/sdarticle.pdf

Felisart J, Rimola A, Arroyo V, et al. Cefotaxime is more effective than is ampicillin-tobramycin in cirrhotics with severe infections. Hepatology 5:457-462, 1985
PMID: 3888810
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?Db=pubmed&Cmd=Search&Term=%22Felisart%20J%22%5BAuthor%5D&itool=EntrezSystem2.PEntrez.Pubmed.
Pubmed_ResultsPanel.Pubmed_DiscoveryPanel.Pubmed_RVAbstractPlus

(This link only goes to the abstract on PubMed. There is no online copy of full text.)

Ginés P, Rimola A, Planas R. et al. Norfloxacin prevents spontaneous bacterial peritonitis recurrence in cirrhosis: results of a double-blind, placebo-controlled trial. Hepatology 12:716-724, 1990.
PMID: 2210673
http://www3.interscience.wiley.com/journal/112179873/abstract
(This link only goes to the abstract. Must pay to get full text, or request through library.)

Sort Sort P, Navasa M, Arroyo V, et al. Effect of intravenous albumin on renal impairment and mortality in patients with cirrhosis and spontaneous bacterial peritonitis. N Engl J Med 341:403-409, 1999.
PMID: 10432325
http://content.nejm.org/cgi/reprint/341/6/403.pdf

 



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