With great interest, we have read the letter by Ferrarese et al. [
[1]
] referring to our publication “Evaluating the best empirical antibiotic therapy in
patients with acute-on-chronic liver failure and spontaneous bacterial peritonitis”
[
[2]
]. We thank the authors for the careful reading and their commendation as well as
constructive criticism. Through this in-depth discussion, we would surely improve
the medical treatment in this difficult patient population.To read this article in full you will need to make a payment
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- Antibiotic therapy for spontaneous bacterial peritonitis in acute-on-chronic liver failure: handle with care.Dig Liver Dis. 2019; ([Epub ahead of print])
- Evaluating the best empirical antibiotic therapy in patients with acute-on-chronic liver failure and spontaneous bacterial peritonitis.Dig Liver Dis. 2019; 51: 1300-1307
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Published online: November 13, 2019
Received:
August 3,
2019
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- Antibiotic therapy for spontaneous bacterial peritonitis in acute-on-chronic liver failure: Handle with careDigestive and Liver DiseaseVol. 52Issue 1
- PreviewWe have read with great interest the paper by Wieser et al. [1] on the empirical antibiotic therapy in patients with spontaneous bacterial peritonitis (SBP) and acute-on-chronic liver failure (ACLF). The issue is of interest, since bacterial infection represents the most common trigger factor for the onset on ACLF in cirrhosis, often requiring intensive care management [2].
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