Antibiotic prophylaxis in cirrhosis: Good and bad

Third-Generation Cephalosporin-Resistant Spontaneous Bacterial Peritonitis: A single-Centre Experience and Summary of Existing Studies

(2016) Jennifer Chaulk et al.   Canadian Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology

Appropriate and timely antimicrobial therapy in cirrhotic patients with spontaneous bacterial peritonitis-associated septic shock: a retrospective cohort study

(2015) C. J. Karvellas et al.   ALIMENTARY PHARMACOLOGY & THERAPEUTICS

The FXR Agonist Obeticholic Acid Prevents Gut Barrier Dysfunction and Bacterial Translocation in Cholestatic Rats

(2015) Len Verbeke et al.   AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PATHOLOGY

Risk of Bacterial Infection in Patients With Cirrhosis and Acute Variceal Hemorrhage, Based on Child–Pugh Class, and Effects of Antibiotics

(2015) Puneeta Tandon et al.   Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology

Combination of Granulocyte Colony-Stimulating Factor and Erythropoietin Improves Outcomes of Patients With Decompensated Cirrhosis

(2015) Chandan Kumar Kedarisetty et al.   GASTROENTEROLOGY

Fecal Microbiota Transplantation and Successful Resolution of Multidrug-Resistant-Organism Colonization

(2015) Nancy F. Crum-Cianflone et al.   JOURNAL OF CLINICAL MICROBIOLOGY

A farnesoid X receptor polymorphism predisposes to spontaneous bacterial peritonitis

(2014) Philipp Lutz et al.   DIGESTIVE AND LIVER DISEASE

Nonselective β Blockers Increase Risk for Hepatorenal Syndrome and Death in Patients With Cirrhosis and Spontaneous Bacterial Peritonitis

(2014) Mattias Mandorfer et al.   GASTROENTEROLOGY

A randomized controlled study of trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazoleversusnorfloxacin for the prevention of infection in cirrhotic patients

(2014) Steve Lontos et al.   Journal of Digestive Diseases

Bacterial infections in cirrhosis: A position statement based on the EASL Special Conference 2013

(2014) Rajiv Jalan et al.   JOURNAL OF HEPATOLOGY

O167 ADDITION OF SIMVASTATIN TO STANDARD TREATMENT IMPROVES SURVIVAL AFTER VARICEAL BLEEDING IN PATIENTS WITH CIRRHOSIS. A DOUBLE-BLIND RANDOMIZED TRIAL (NCT01095185)

(2014) J.G. Abraldes et al.   JOURNAL OF HEPATOLOGY

Impact of Rifaximin on the Frequency and Characteristics of Spontaneous Bacterial Peritonitis in Patients with Liver Cirrhosis and Ascites

(2014) Philipp Lutz et al.   PLoS One

Statin use and infections in Veterans with cirrhosis

(2013) C. Motzkus-Feagans et al.   ALIMENTARY PHARMACOLOGY & THERAPEUTICS

Non-selective beta-blockers are not associated with serious infections in veterans with cirrhosis

(2013) J. S. Bajaj et al.   ALIMENTARY PHARMACOLOGY & THERAPEUTICS

Risk of acute kidney injury associated with the use of fluoroquinolones

(2013) S. T. Bird et al.   CANADIAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION JOURNAL

Acute-on-Chronic Liver Failure Is a Distinct Syndrome That Develops in Patients With Acute Decompensation of Cirrhosis

(2013) Richard Moreau et al.   GASTROENTEROLOGY

Clinical implications of antibiotic pharmacokinetic principles in the critically ill

(2013) Andrew A. Udy et al.   INTENSIVE CARE MEDICINE

Modulation of the fecal bile acid profile by gut microbiota in cirrhosis

(2013) Genta Kakiyama et al.   JOURNAL OF HEPATOLOGY

The Outcome of Prophylactic Intravenous Cefazolin and Ceftriaxone in Cirrhotic Patients at Different Clinical Stages of Disease after Endoscopic Interventions for Acute Variceal Hemorrhage

(2013) Cheng-Kun Wu et al.   PLoS One

Modulation of the Metabiome by Rifaximin in Patients with Cirrhosis and Minimal Hepatic Encephalopathy

(2013) Jasmohan S. Bajaj et al.   PLoS One

High Prevalence of Antibiotic-Resistant Bacterial Infections Among Patients With Cirrhosis at a US Liver Center

(2012) Puneeta Tandon et al.   Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology

Addition of probiotics to norfloxacin does not improve efficacy in the prevention of spontaneous bacterial peritonitis

(2012) Chandana Pande et al.   EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF GASTROENTEROLOGY & HEPATOLOGY

The Role of Rifaximin in the Primary Prophylaxis of Spontaneous Bacterial Peritonitis in Patients With Liver Cirrhosis

(2012) Mohamad A. Hanouneh et al.   JOURNAL OF CLINICAL GASTROENTEROLOGY

Long-term administration of rifaximin improves the prognosis of patients with decompensated alcoholic cirrhosis

(2012) Jiannis Vlachogiannakos et al.   JOURNAL OF GASTROENTEROLOGY AND HEPATOLOGY

Management of bacterial infections in cirrhosis

(2012) Javier Fernández et al.   JOURNAL OF HEPATOLOGY

Non-selective betablocker therapy decreases intestinal permeability and serum levels of LBP and IL-6 in patients with cirrhosis

(2012) Thomas Reiberger et al.   JOURNAL OF HEPATOLOGY

Meta-analysis: antibiotic prophylaxis for cirrhotic patients with upper gastrointestinal bleeding - an updated Cochrane review

(2011) N. C. Chavez-Tapia et al.   ALIMENTARY PHARMACOLOGY & THERAPEUTICS

Spontaneous bacterial peritonitis: recent guidelines and beyond

(2011) R Wiest et al.   GUT

Prevalence and risk factors of infections by multiresistant bacteria in cirrhosis: A prospective study

(2011) Javier Fernández et al.   HEPATOLOGY

The effects of cefazolin on cirrhotic patients with acute variceal hemorrhage after endoscopic interventions

(2011) Huang-Wei Xu et al.   SURGICAL ENDOSCOPY AND OTHER INTERVENTIONAL TECHNIQUES

Infections in Patients With Cirrhosis Increase Mortality Four-Fold and Should Be Used in Determining Prognosis

(2010) Vasiliki Arvaniti et al.   GASTROENTEROLOGY

Splanchnic sympathectomy prevents translocation and spreading of E coli but not S aureus in liver cirrhosis

(2010) M. Worlicek et al.   GUT

Clostridium difficile Is Associated With Poor Outcomes in Patients With Cirrhosis: A National and Tertiary Center Perspective

(2009) Jasmohan S Bajaj et al.   AMERICAN JOURNAL OF GASTROENTEROLOGY

Simvastatin Lowers Portal Pressure in Patients With Cirrhosis and Portal Hypertension: A Randomized Controlled Trial

(2009) Juan G. Abraldes et al.   GASTROENTEROLOGY

Management of adult patients with ascites due to cirrhosis: An update

(2009) Bruce A. Runyon   HEPATOLOGY

Severe sepsis in cirrhosis

(2009) Thierry Gustot et al.   HEPATOLOGY

β-Blockers protect against spontaneous bacterial peritonitis in cirrhotic patients: a meta-analysis

(2009) Marco Senzolo et al.   LIVER INTERNATIONAL

Role of Fluoroquinolones in the Primary Prophylaxis of Spontaneous Bacterial Peritonitis: Meta-Analysis

(2008) Rohit Loomba et al.   Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology

Effect of probiotic treatment on deranged neutrophil function and cytokine responses in patients with compensated alcoholic cirrhosis

(2008) Vanessa Stadlbauer et al.   JOURNAL OF HEPATOLOGY

Ciprofloxacin in primary prophylaxis of spontaneous bacterial peritonitis: A randomized, placebo-controlled study

(2008) Rubén Terg et al.   JOURNAL OF HEPATOLOGY

Probiotic prophylaxis in predicted severe acute pancreatitis: a randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial

(2008) Marc GH Besselink et al.   LANCET