Role of intestinal flora in the development and progression of spontaneous bacterial peritonitis / 临床肝胆病杂志

ABSTRACT

Spontaneous bacterial peritonitis (SBP) is a major complication of liver cirrhosis. In recent years, with the development of biotechnology, such as high-throughput sequencing and intestinal metagenomics, the role of intestinal flora in liver diseases has been taken more and more seriously. Bacterial translocation, especially the translocation of Gram-negative enteric bacilli, is involved in the development and progression of SBP. This article briefly describes the factors related to the development and progression of SBP and the important role of intestinal flora in SBP. The improvement in biotechnology clarifies the role of intestinal flora in diseases, and restoration of balanced intestinal flora may become a new method for the prevention and treatment of SBP.