Background and Aims: Spontaneous bacterial peritonitis (SBP) is a common and potentially
fatal complication of liver cirrhosis. This study aims to analyze the prevalence of SBP among …

Objective: To determine the frequency and compare the culture yield of bacterial isolation by
conventional and blood culture BACTEC bottle techniques in cirrhotic patients with …

BACKGROUND: Body fluids like ascitic fluids, pleural fluids, cerebrospinal fluids (CSF) etc.
are sent for culture in a clinical microbiology laboratory to achieve etiological diagnosis …

Background: Spontaneous bacterial peritonitis is one of the most frequent and serious
complication in patients with liver cirrhosis and ascites associated with high mortality …

Objectives: To determine the frequency of culture positive (SBP) and culture negative
spontaneous bacterial peritonitis (neutrocytic ascites) in cirrhotic population. Period: The six …

Introduction: The most common infection in cirrhosis is Spontaneous bacterial peritonitis
(SBP). It is called spontaneous because it occur in the absence of a contaguous source of …

Aims: This study aimed to identify ascetic fluid bacterial pathogens and their antibiotic
resistance profile in Spontaneous Bacterial Peritonitis (SBP) patients in Nile delta and its …

Background: Spontaneous bacterial peritonitis is an acute infection of otherwise sterile
ascitic fluid in patients with decompensated liver cirrhosis. Gram negative bacteria are …

RESULTS A total of 96 patients were enrolled in our study. There were 62 (59.52%) male
and 34 (40.48%) female patients. Based on the isolation and identification of bacteria, the …

Background Spontaneous bacterial peritonitis (SBP) is a serious complication in cirrhosis
caused mainly by Gram negative bacteria. International guidelines recommend the use of …