Intravenous albumin for spontaneous bacterial peritonitis in patients with cirrhosis

N Engl J Med. 1999 Aug 5;341(6):443-4. doi: 10.1056/NEJM199908053410610.
No abstract available

Publication types

  • Comment
  • Editorial

MeSH terms

  • Albumins / therapeutic use*
  • Bacterial Infections / etiology
  • Bacterial Infections / therapy*
  • Cefotaxime / therapeutic use
  • Cephalosporins / therapeutic use
  • Combined Modality Therapy
  • Humans
  • Infusions, Intravenous
  • Kidney Diseases / prevention & control
  • Liver Cirrhosis / complications
  • Liver Cirrhosis / mortality
  • Liver Cirrhosis / therapy*
  • Paracentesis
  • Peritonitis / etiology
  • Peritonitis / therapy*
  • Plasma Volume

Substances

  • Albumins
  • Cephalosporins
  • Cefotaxime