Low incidence of spontaneous bacterial peritonitis in asymptomatic cirrhotic outpatients

World Journal of Hepatology

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 104-108

  Cadranel, Jean François ^a   Nousbaum, Jean Baptiste ^b   Bessaguet, Christophe ^c   Nahon, Pierre ^d   Nguyen Khac, Eric ^e   Moreau, Richard ^f   Thévenot, Thierry ^g   Silvain, Christine ^h   Bureau, Christophe ⁱ   Nouel, Olivier ^j   Pilette, Christophe ^c   Paupard, Thierry ^k   Pauwels, Arnaud ^l   Sapey, Thierry ^m   Grangé, Jean Didier ⁿ   Tran, Albert ^o  

^a CENTRE HOSPITALIER LAENNEC   (France)

^b SERVICE DE RHUMATOLOGIE   (France)

^c CENTRE HOSPITALIER   (France)

^d HÔPITAL JEAN VERDIER   (France)

^e AMIENS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

^f BEAUJON HOSPITAL   (France)

^g UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL JEAN MINJOZ   (France)

^h POITIERS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

ⁱ CHU PURPAN   (France)

^j Service de cardiologie   (France)

^k Centre Hospitalier de Dunkerque   (France)

^l CENTRE HOSPITALIER DE GONESSE   (France)

^m Centre Hospitalier de Chateauroux ^*  (France)

ⁿ HÔPITAL TENON   (France)

^o UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF NICE   (France)

more..

Author keywords

Ascites; Ascitic fluid; Bacterial infections; Liver cirrhosis; Paracentesis; Peritonitis

Indexed keywords

EID: 84879189552     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19485182     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4254/wjh.v5.i3.104     Document Type: Article

References (15)

1. Moore KP, Wong F, Gines P, Bernardi M, Ochs A, Salerno F, Angeli P, Porayko M, Moreau R, Garcia-Tsao G, Jimenez W, Planas R, Arroyo V. The management of ascites in cirrhosis: report on the consensus conference of the International Ascites Club. Hepatology 2003; 38: 258-266 [PMID: 12830009]
2. Runyon BA. Management of adult patients with ascites due to cirrhosis: an update. Hepatology 2009; 49: 2087-2107 [PMID: 19475696]
3. Silvain C, Besson I, Ingrand P, Mannant PR, Fort E, Beauchant M. Prognosis and long-term recurrence of spontaneous bacterial peritonitis in cirrhosis. J Hepatol 1993; 19: 188-189 [PMID: 8301039]
4. Jouët P, Grangé JD. Bacterial flora and cirrhosis. Gastroenterol Clin Biol 2003; 27: 738-748 [PMID: 14586247]
5. Jeffries MA, Stern MA, Gunaratnam NT, Fontana RJ. Unsuspected infection is infrequent in asymptomatic outpatients with refractory ascites undergoing therapeutic paracentesis. Am J Gastroenterol 1999; 94: 2972-2976 [PMID: 10520854]
6. Stern MA, Chalasani N, Strauss RM. Is it cost effective and necessary to routinely analyse ascitic fluid in an asymptomatic outpatient population of cirrhotic? (Abstract). Hepatology 1994; 19: 1271A
7. Kolle L, Ortiz J, Ricart E, Sabaat M, Sola-Vera J, Minana J, Soriano G, Guarner C, Vilardell S. Ascitic fluid culture is not necessary in asymptomatic cirrhotic outpatients undergoing repeated therapeutic paracentesis (Abstract). Hepatology 1996; 24: 445A
8. Evans LT, Kim WR, Poterucha JJ, Kamath PS. Spontaneous bacterial peritonitis in asymptomatic outpatients with cirrhotic ascites. Hepatology 2003; 37: 897-901 [PMID: 12668984]
9. Romney R, Mathurin P, Ganne-Carrié N, Halimi C, Medini A, Lemaitre P, Gruaud P, Jouannaud V, Delacour T, Boudjema H, Pauwels A, Chaput JC, Cadranel JF. Usefulness of routine analysis of ascitic fluid at the time of therapeutic paracentesis in asymptomatic outpatients. Results of a multicenter prospective study. Gastroenterol Clin Biol 2005; 29: 275-279 [PMID: 15864178]
10. Castellote J, Girbau A, Maisterra S, Charhi N, Ballester R, Xiol X. Spontaneous bacterial peritonitis and bacterascites prevalence in asymptomatic cirrhotic outpatients undergoing large-volume paracentesis. J Gastroenterol Hepatol 2008; 23: 256-259 [PMID: 17683477]
11. Nousbaum JB, Cadranel JF, Nahon P, Khac EN, Moreau R, Thévenot T, Silvain C, Bureau C, Nouel O, Pilette C, Paupard T, Vanbiervliet G, Oberti F, Davion T, Jouannaud V, Roche B, Bernard PH, Beaulieu S, Danne O, Thabut D, Chagneau-Derrode C, de Lédinghen V, Mathurin P, Pauwels A, Bronowicki JP, Habersetzer F, Abergel A, Audigier JC, Sapey T, Grangé JD, Tran A. Diagnostic accuracy of the Multistix 8 SG reagent strip in diagnosis of spontaneous bacterial peritonitis. Hepatology 2007; 45: 1275-1281 [PMID: 17464969]
12. Runyon BA. Paracentesis of ascitic fluid. A safe procedure. Arch Intern Med 1986; 146: 2259-2261 [PMID: 2946271]
13. Rimola A, García-Tsao G, Navasa M, Piddock LJ, Planas R, Bernard B, Inadomi JM. Diagnosis, treatment and prophylaxis of spontaneous bacterial peritonitis: a consensus document. International Ascites Club. J Hepatol 2000; 32: 142-153 [PMID: 10673079]
14. Guarner C, Solà R, Soriano G, Andreu M, Novella MT, Vila MC, Sàbat M, Coll S, Ortiz J, Gómez C, Balanzó J. Risk of a first community-acquired spontaneous bacterial peritonitis in cirrhotics with low ascitic fluid protein levels. Gastroenterology 1999; 117: 414-419 [PMID: 10419924]
15. Fernández J, Navasa M, Planas R, Montoliu S, Monfort D, Soriano G, Vila C, Pardo A, Quintero E, Vargas V, Such J, Ginès P, Arroyo V. Primary prophylaxis of spontaneous bacterial peritonitis delays hepatorenal syndrome and improves survival in cirrhosis. Gastroenterology 2007; 133: 818-824 [PMID: 17854593]