Ascitic fluid infection in children with liver disease: time to change empirical antibiotic policy
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- 9 July 2019
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Springer Nature in Hepatology International
- Vol. 14 (1) , 138-144
Abstract
Recent years have shown a rise in occurrence of multidrug resistant ascitic fluid infection (AFI) including resistant to third generation cephalosporins. Our aim was to find the prevalence, antibiotics resistance and outcome of AFI in children with liver disease.Keywords
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