2010
Antibiotic Prophylaxis and Management of Bacterial Infections
Lim J, Tandon P, Garcia-Tsao G. Antibiotic Prophylaxis and Management of Bacterial Infections. Clinical Gastroenterology 2010, 395-410. DOI: 10.1007/978-1-60761-866-9_20.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsSpontaneous bacterial peritonitisBacterial infectionsAntibiotic prophylaxisAcute kidney injuryRecurrent variceal hemorrhageHigh-risk patientsRole of antibioticsAcute decompensationKidney injuryVariceal hemorrhageBacterial peritonitisImportant complicationLiver failureClinical featuresCommon infectionsRisk factorsRole of albuminCirrhosisCommon precipitantsProphylaxisInfectionCommon typePatientsDecompensationPeritonitis
2008
Bacterial Infections, Sepsis, and Multiorgan Failure in Cirrhosis
Tandon P, Garcia-Tsao G. Bacterial Infections, Sepsis, and Multiorgan Failure in Cirrhosis. Seminars In Liver Disease 2008, 28: 026-042. PMID: 18293275, DOI: 10.1055/s-2008-1040319.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsConceptsSpontaneous bacterial peritonitisBacterial infectionsMultiorgan failureBacterial translocationSystemic inflammatory response syndromeHigh-risk patientsInflammatory response syndromeHyperdynamic circulatory stateRole of antibioticsAdrenal insufficiencyBacterial peritonitisImportant complicationResponse syndromeBacterial overgrowthCirculatory stateClinical featuresCommon infectionsRisk factorsRole of albuminCirrhosisPrognostic modelInfectionSepsisComplicationsPatients