Spontaneous bacterial peritonitis (SBP), an infection of ascitic fluid without a definitive intra-
abdominal source that can be surgically treated, 1 is a common complication in patients with …

Opinion statement Spontaneous bacterial peritonitis (SBP) is the prototypical ascitic fluid
infection occurring in patients with advanced liver disease and ascites. The key to successful …

Recent studies have shown that spontaneous bacterial peritonitis (SBP) is more common
than previously thought among patients admitted to the hospital with cirrhotic ascites. Other …

Spontaneous bacterial peritonitis (SBP) is a common, serious complication in patients with
cirrhosis and ascites. It is a bacterial infection of ascitic fluid in the absence of an adjacent …

Spontaneous bacterial peritonitis (SBP) is a serious complication in patients with cirrhotic
ascites. Greater understanding of the pathogenesis and risk factors for the development of …

Spontaneous bacterial peritonitis (SBP) is a common and potentially fatal complication of
cirrhosis. Multiple variants of this infection have been described during the past decade; …

Spontaneous bacterial peritonitis (SBP) is one of the main infectious complications of
cirrhosis and occurs in 8–30% of hospitalized patients with ascites. SBP is characterized by …

Objective To describe spontaneous bacterial peritonitis (SBP) in the context of currently
accepted criteria for diagnosis, treatment, and prevention. Design A review of SBP and its …

Spontaneous bacterial peritonitis (SBP) is a frequent complication in cirrhotic patients with
ascites. Diagnosis of SBP is established by a polymorphonuclear cell count in ascitic fluid⩾ …

Spontaneous bacterial peritonitis (SBP) is de-fined as an infection of preexisting ascites in
the absence of any obvious intraabdominal source. Al-though SBP was first reported in …