Ciprofloxacin and long‐term prevention of spontaneous bacterial peritonitis: Results of a prospective controlled trial

The aim of this prospective double‐blind study was to evaluate the value of long‐term antibiotic prophylaxis using ciprofloxacin for the prevention of spontaneous bacterial peritonitis (SBP) in 60 cirrhotic patients with low ascitic fluid protein levels (

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Published in:Hepatology (Baltimore, Md.) Md.), 1995-10, Vol.22 (4), p.1171-1174
Main Authors: Rolachon, Alain, Cordier, Laurent, Bacq, Yannick, Nousbaum, Jean‐Baptiste, Franza, Anne, Paris, Jean‐Claude, Fratte, Serge, Bohn, Benoit, Kitmacher, Pascal, Stahl, Jean‐Paul, Zarski, Jean‐Pierre
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Aged
Anti-Infective Agents - therapeutic use
Antibacterial agents
Antibiotic Prophylaxis
Antibiotics. Antiinfectious agents. Antiparasitic agents
Ascites - metabolism
Bacterial Infections - prevention & control
Biological and medical sciences
Ciprofloxacin - administration & dosage
Ciprofloxacin - adverse effects
Ciprofloxacin - therapeutic use
Female
Humans
Liver Cirrhosis - microbiology
Male
Medical sciences
Middle Aged
Peritonitis - microbiology
Peritonitis - prevention & control
Pharmacology. Drug treatments
Placebos
Prospective Studies
Proteins - metabolism
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Summary:The aim of this prospective double‐blind study was to evaluate the value of long‐term antibiotic prophylaxis using ciprofloxacin for the prevention of spontaneous bacterial peritonitis (SBP) in 60 cirrhotic patients with low ascitic fluid protein levels (
ISSN:0270-9139
1527-3350
DOI:10.1002/hep.1840220424