This report presents a survey of current knowledge concerning one of the relatively frequent and severe complications of liver cirrhosis and associated ascitesspontaneous bacterial peritonitis. Epidemiology, aetiology, pathogenesis, clinical manifestation, diagnosis and present possibilities of treatment are discussed.
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