Association Between Proton Pump Inhibitor Use and Spontaneous Bacterial Peritonitis in Cirrhotic Patients with Ascites

Mélissa Ratelle; Sylvie Perreault; Jean-Pierre Villeneuve; Lydjie Tremblay

doi:10.1155/2014/751921

Canadian Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology (Jan 2014)

Association Between Proton Pump Inhibitor Use and Spontaneous Bacterial Peritonitis in Cirrhotic Patients with Ascites

Mélissa Ratelle,
Sylvie Perreault,
Jean-Pierre Villeneuve,
Lydjie Tremblay

Affiliations

Mélissa Ratelle: Department of Pharmacy, Centre Hospitalier de l’Université de Montréal, Canada
Sylvie Perreault: Université de Montréal, Department of Medicine, Hôpital St-Luc, Centre Hospitalier de l’Université de Montréal, Montréal, Québec, Canada
Jean-Pierre Villeneuve: Division of Hepatology, Department of Medicine, Hôpital St-Luc, Centre Hospitalier de l’Université de Montréal, Montréal, Québec, Canada
Lydjie Tremblay: Department of Pharmacy, Centre Hospitalier de l’Université de Montréal, Canada

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1155/2014/751921
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 28, no. 6
pp. 330 – 334

Abstract

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BACKGROUND: There are data suggesting a link between proton pump inhibitor (PPI) use and the development of spontaneous bacterial peritonitis (SBP) in cirrhotic patients with ascites; however, these data are controversial.

Published in Canadian Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology

ISSN: 2291-2789 (Print); 2291-2797 (Online)
Publisher: Wiley
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Medicine: Internal medicine: Specialties of internal medicine: Diseases of the digestive system. Gastroenterology
Website: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/1720

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