THE peritoneal membrane is used extensively as ... with cirrhosis not treated with diuretic agents who undergo rapid spontaneous diuresis. 19,20 The slow absorptive rates observed in the present ...
Several guidelines have been published on the use of prophylactic antibiotic therapy for both primary and secondary episodes of SBP. The World Gastroenterology Organization's guideline for the ...
Although not predictive of the development of SBP, the presence of bacterial DNA in ascitic fluid and serum is an indicator of a poor prognosis necessitating further investigation. [72] ...