Single daily amikacin versus cefotaxime in the short-course treatment of spontaneous bacterial peritonitis in cirrhotics

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World Journal of Gastroenterology

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World J Gastroenterol. Nov 21, 2005; 11(43): 6823-6827
Published online Nov 21, 2005. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v11.i43.6823

Table 3 Results of treatment

	Treatment regimen
	Cefotaxime (%)	Amikacin (%)	P
Number of patients	19	18
Cure²	15 (78.9)	11 (61.1)	NS
Normalized PMN count²	18 (94.7)	15 (83.3)	NS
Serum creatinine(mg/dL)¹	1.3 ± 0.8	1.5 ± 1.1	NS
Afebril in 72 h²	18 (94.7)	15 (83.3)	NS
Pain-free in 72 h²	19 (100)	17 (94.4)	NS
Recurrence²	3(15.8)	0	NS
Superinfection²	0	0	NS
Infection-related mortality²	0	3 (16.7)	0.105
Hospitalization mortality²	4 (21.1)	5 (27.8)	NS
Days of hospitalization¹	12 ± 8	13 ± 9	NS

¹Data are presented as mean ± SD.

²Data are presented as number and percentage of total. NS: not significant

Citation: Chen TA, Lo GH, Lai KH, Lin WJ. Single daily amikacin versus cefotaxime in the short-course treatment of spontaneous bacterial peritonitis in cirrhotics. World J Gastroenterol 2005; 11(43): 6823-6827
URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/1007-9327/full/v11/i43/6823.htm
DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.3748/wjg.v11.i43.6823