Infecciones diferentes a la peritonitis bacteriana espontánea en pacientes con cirrosis / Infections other than spontaneous bacterial peritonitis in patients with cirrhossis

ABSTRACT

Patients with cirrhosis are regularly infected with a plethora of bacteria, fungi and mycobacteria. A high index of suspicion of infection and a low threshold for culturing, ascitic fluid, blood, urine, pleural fluid, spinal fluid, joint fluid, etc will lead to a rapid diagnosis of infection and perhaps prolong survival of these very fragile patients.