Abstract:Background: Spontaneous bacterial peritonitis (SBP) is an acute bacterial infection of ascitic fluid. Generally, no source of the infecting agent is easily identifiable. The aim of this work was to identify the most suitable antibiotic to describe for empiric therapy of spontaneous bacterial peritonitis (SBP) in Egyptian patients with liver cirrhosis and ascites. Methods: This study was carried out on 80 cirrhotic patients from Benha university hospitals and Ahmed Maher Teaching hospital underwent ascetic flui… Show more
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