Spontaneous bacterial peritonitis (SBP) is probably the bestcharacterized infectious
complication that develops in patients with cirrhosis and ascites [1, 2]. Since its first description in …

… , spontaneous bacterial peritonitis (SBP) can be defined as ascites from which pathogenic
bacteria … was first denominated spontaneous bacterial peritonitis. SBP has since been increas- …

Spontaneous bacterial peritonitis (SBP) is considered a bacterial infection of ascitic fluid
without any intraabdominal, surgically treatable source of infection. Multiple variants of this …

… Spontaneous bacterial peritonitis (SBP) is the most frequent and life-threatening infection
in patients with liver cirrhosis requiring prompt recognition and treatment. It is defined by the …

Since its initial description in 1964, research has transformed spontaneous bacterial peritonitis
(SBP) from a feared disease (with reported mortality of 90%) to a treatable complication of …

Forty‐three patients with spontaneous bacterial peritonitis (SBP) between 1973 and 1978
were identified. Criteria for SBP included a positive ascites culture and polymorphonuclear cell …

… Spontaneous bacterial peritonitis (SBP) is a bacterial infection of ascitic fluid in patients
with … The modifier ‘spontaneous’ distinguishes this from surgical peritonitis. The infecting …

Spontaneous bacterial peritonitis (SBP) is the infection of ascitic fluid in the absence of any
intra-abdominal, surgically treatable source of infection. Despite timely diagnosis and …

… Conn coined the term ‘spontaneous bacterial peritonitis’ in 1964 to depict a syndrome of
peritonitis and bacteremia in Laennec's cirrhosis without an apparent cause of infection.4 SBP …

… spontaneous bacterial peritonitis (SBP). SBP diagnosis is based on testing of the ascitic
fluid obtained by paracentesis. A polymorphonuclear cell count of more than 250 cells/mm3 of …