Introduction: Bacterial peritonitis is an infection with high mortality if not treated immediately.
In the absence of an intraabdominal source of infection, bacterial peritonitis may arise in …

Antibiotherapy is a fundamental for the treatment of peritonitis. It may be used before surgery
or as a complementary treatment after. Experimental models have demonstrated that …

Introduction: Spontaneous bacterial peritonitis (SBP) is the quintessential model of bacterial
infection in cirrhotic patients. In these particularly frail subjects, infections clearly worsen …

Established peritoneal infection is polymicrobial with a predominance of Escherichia coli
and Bacteroides fragilis. During the 1990s, a change in the spectrum of microorganisms has …

Adequate management of severely ill patients with secondary peritonitis requires supportive
therapy of organ dysfunction, source control of infection and antimicrobial therapy. Since …

Purpose The management of peritonitis in critically ill patients is becoming increasingly
complex due to their changing characteristics and the growing prevalence of multidrug …

Principles of management of peritonitis include the use of early empiric antibiotic therapy
and surgical intervention geared toward source control, peritoneal toilet, and prevention of …

Management of secondary peritonitis Page 1 Ann. Ital. Chir., 79, 4, 2008 255 Management of
secondary peritonitis Our experience Ann. Ital. Chir., 2008; 79: 255-260 Andrea Cavallaro, Vito …

Despite advances in antimicrobial and surgical therapies, severe peritonitis remains a
potentially fatal disease. Furthermore, infections due to spontaneous gastrointestinal …

Peritonitis is a serious and common infection. Its pathogenesis and microbiology have been
well defined. Such risk factors as age, site of infection, physiologic response of the patient …