Proton pump inhibitor intake neither predisposes to spontaneous bacterial peritonitis or other infections nor increases mortality in patients with cirrhosis and ascites.

Proton pump inhibitor intake neither predisposes to spontaneous bacterial peritonitis or other infections nor increases mortality in patients with cirrhosis and ascites.

<h4>Background and aim</h4>The aim of this study was to assess the impact of proton pump inhibitor (PPI) intake on the development of spontaneous bacterial peritonitis (SBP) or other infections, as well as on mortality, in a thoroughly documented cohort of patients with cirrhosis and asc...

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Main Authors: Mattias Mandorfer, Simona Bota, Philipp Schwabl, Theresa Bucsics, Nikolaus Pfisterer, Christian Summereder, Michael Hagmann, Alexander Blacky, Arnulf Ferlitsch, Wolfgang Sieghart, Michael Trauner, Markus Peck-Radosavljevic, Thomas Reiberger
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Language:EN
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014
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Online Access:https://doaj.org/article/97d3282da7d140e2a715e87508c07b32
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