Chronic liver disease occurs throughout the world irrespective of region, age, sex, or race, and it is caused by a variety of liver conditions. One of the most frequent infectious complications in liver cirrhosis that severely reduces the median survival is spontaneous bacterial peritonitis. Current guidelines recommend a paracentesis before starting an antibiotic prophylaxis for this complication.
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