Proton pump inhibitor use and spontaneous bacterial peritonitis in cirrhosis: An undesirable association?

J Hepatol. 2015 Aug;63(2):529-30. doi: 10.1016/j.jhep.2015.03.041. Epub 2015 May 24.

Authors

Suelen A da Silva Miozzo¹, Cristiane Valle Tovo², Jorge Alberto John¹, Angelo Alves de Mattos¹

Affiliations

¹ Post-Graduation Program of Hepatology of Universidade Federal de Ciências da Saúde de Porto Alegre (UFCSPA), Brazil.
² 115, Cel. Aurelio Bitencourt Street, Apartment 201, PO-BOX 90430-080, Porto Alegre, Brazil. Electronic address: cris.tovo@terra.com.br.

PMID: 26015369
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhep.2015.03.041

No abstract available

Publication types

Letter

MeSH terms

Bacterial Infections / complications
Bacterial Infections / drug therapy*
Female
Humans
Liver Cirrhosis / complications
Liver Cirrhosis / drug therapy*
Male
Middle Aged
Peritonitis / complications
Peritonitis / drug therapy*
Proton Pump Inhibitors / therapeutic use*

Substances

Proton Pump Inhibitors