Prophylaxis against spontaneous bacterial peritonitis: Too much or too little?

• Main Authors: Muhammad Dhanani (Author), Aparna Krishnamoorthy (Author), Jody D. Ciolino (Author), Kalpana Gupta (Author), Judith M. Strymish (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Cambridge University Press, 2022-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Prophylaxis against spontaneous bacterial peritonitis (SBP) is recommended for select patients with cirrhosis, but long-term antibiotic therapy has risks. We evaluated concordance with guideline recommendations in 179 veterans with cirrhosis; 55% received guideline-concordant management of SBP proph...