When to use antibiotics in the cirrhotic patient? The evidence base.
Year: 2013
Type: article
Abstract: Bacterial infections are very common in advanced cirrhosis and are a leading cause of death of these patients. Early and appropriate empirical antibiotic treatment of infection is essential in determining patient's outcome. A strategy of careful restriction of prophylactic antibiotics to the high-risk populations could contribute to the reduction of multidrug resistant bacteria. This article reviews and reports the current knowledge in the use of antibiotics in the cirrhotic patient.
Source: Europe PMC (PubMed Central)
Authors: Jiannis Anastasiou, Roger Williams
Institutions: Evangelismos Hospital, Foundation for Liver Research
Language: English
Subfield: Hepatology
Field: Medicine
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W2109620214