| Revista: | The brazilian journal of infectious diseases |
| Base de datos: | PERIÓDICA |
| Número de sistema: | 000290744 |
| ISSN: | 1413-8670 |
| Autores: | Parana, Raymundo1 Almeida, Delvone |
| Instituciones: | 1Universidade Federal da Bahia, Centro de Pesquisas Goncalo Moniz, Salvador, Bahia. Brasil |
| Año: | 2002 |
| Periodo: | Oct |
| Volumen: | 6 |
| Número: | 5 |
| Paginación: | 266-268 |
| País: | Brasil |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
| Tipo de documento: | Artículo |
| Enfoque: | Caso clínico, analítico |
| Resumen en inglés | Bacterial infection is a common complication in cirrhotic patients. The portal hypertension as well as the immune depression observed in these patients can explain this high incidence of bacterial infection. Because of the high probability of cirrhotic patients to develop infections, antibiotic prophylaxis is warranted in some conditions, such as upper gastrointestinal bleeding or after spontaneous bacterial peritonitis. Nevertheless, antibiotic prophylaxis is not widely recommended for cirrhotic patients |
| Disciplinas: | Medicina |
| Palabras clave: | Gastroenterología, Microbiología, Antibióticos, Pacientes, Cirrosis, Infecciones bacterianas |
| Keyword: | Medicine, Gastroenterology, Microbiology, Antibiotics, Patients, Cirrhosis, Bacterial infections |
| Texto completo: | Texto completo (Ver HTML) |
