Frequency of spontaneous bacterial peritonitis among cirrhotic ascitic patients and predictors for its outcome in Menoufia University Hospitals | ||
| Microbes and Infectious Diseases | ||
| Article 18, Volume 5, Issue 3, August 2024, Pages 1057-1076 PDF (940.15 K) | ||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||
| DOI: 10.21608/mid.2024.295371.1979 | ||
| Authors | ||
| Naglaa Said Elabd* 1; Hossam Ibrahim Mohammed1; Ahmed Ragab El-Gazzarah1; Abdelnaser A. Gadallah2; Reem Mohsen ElKholy3; Heba M. El-Lehleh1; Amany Abbas Amer1 | ||
| 1Tropical Medicine Department, Faculty of Medicine, Menoufia University, Menoufia, Shebin Elkom, Egypt | ||
| 2Internal Medicine Department, Faculty of Medicine, Menoufia University, Egypt | ||
| 3Clinical Pathology Department, Faculty of Medicine, Menoufia University, Menoufia | ||
| Abstract | ||
| Background: Cirrhosis often leads to spontaneous bacterial peritonitis (SBP) development, a condition with a poor prognosis warranting liver transplantation. This study aimed to identify SBP frequency among cirrhotic patients with ascites and to determine its risk factors and predictors for inadequate antibiotic response. Methods: This analytical cross-sectional study involved 78 cirrhotic patients with ascites. Patients’ workup included: at-admission evaluation (clinical, laboratory, and imaging), treatment and follow-up for SBP patients, and re-evaluation after 48 hours of antibiotics with treatment modification according to response. Results: Ascitic fluid (AF) examination and microbiological cultures revealed that 24.4% of admitted cirrhotic patients with ascites had one of SBP variants with diabetes mellitus, high random blood sugar, and low AF albumin as independent risk factors for SBP development. 26.3% of SBP patients experienced inadequate antibiotic response. Inadequate response group showed delayed antibiotic initiation and history of prior SBP, lower AF albumin, higher C-reactive protein (CRP), and positive culture. After 48-hours, inadequate response patients experienced fever, disturbed conscious level, and abdominal tenderness in 20%, 60%, and 80%, respectively compared to 7.14%,0%, and 14.3% in those with adequate response. Nonetheless, 48-hour investigations revealed little decrease or even increase in total leucocyte count (TLC) in the blood, CRP, blood urea, and serum creatinine in patients with inadequate response. Conclusion: Delayed antibiotic initiation, positive culture, and clinical suspicion together with non-significant decrease or even increase in TLC in the blood, CRP, blood urea, and serum creatinine 48-hours of antibiotic initiation are potential predictors for inadequate response. This helps identify who would benefit from a second paracentesis and minimize unnecessary invasive procedures. | ||
| Keywords | ||
| Cirrhosis; Clinical suspicion; Spontaneous bacterial peritonitis; Inadequate antibiotic responses | ||
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