Spontaneous Bacterial Peritonitis: The Bug Matters

Sunny Sandhu^{1

2}, Binu V John^{3

4}

Affiliations

¹ Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami VA Medical System, Miami, FL, 33125, USA.
² Division of Digestive Health and Liver Diseases, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, FL, USA.
³ Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami VA Medical System, Miami, FL, 33125, USA. Binu.John@miami.edu.
⁴ Division of Digestive Health and Liver Diseases, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, FL, USA. Binu.John@miami.edu.

Editorial

Sunny Sandhu et al. Dig Dis Sci. 2023 May.

. 2023 May;68(5):1667-1669.

doi: 10.1007/s10620-023-07865-w.

Sunny Sandhu^{1

2}, Binu V John^{3

4}

¹ Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami VA Medical System, Miami, FL, 33125, USA.
² Division of Digestive Health and Liver Diseases, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, FL, USA.
³ Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami VA Medical System, Miami, FL, 33125, USA. Binu.John@miami.edu.
⁴ Division of Digestive Health and Liver Diseases, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, FL, USA. Binu.John@miami.edu.

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Comment on

Impact of Bacteria Types on the Clinical Outcomes of Spontaneous Bacterial Peritonitis.
Furey C, Zhou S, Park JH, Foong A, Chowdhury A, Dawit L, Lee V, Vergara-Lluri M, She R, Kahn J, Dodge JL, Saito T. Furey C, et al. Dig Dis Sci. 2023 May;68(5):2140-2148. doi: 10.1007/s10620-023-07867-8. Epub 2023 Mar 7. Dig Dis Sci. 2023. PMID: 36879176 Free PMC article.

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