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Fluoroquinolone-resistant strains in cirrhotic patients with spontaneous bacterial peritonitis: microbiological and molecular aspects.
European journal of gastroenterology & hepatology - 1 Jan 2022
Ghweil Ali A, Bazeed Shamardan Ezzeldin S, Al Rawy M H, Khodeary Ashraf, El-Amir Mostafa I
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OBJECTIVES: This study aimed to determine the causative bacterial agents of spontaneous bacterial peritonitis (SBP) in patients with cirrhosis and to define antibiotic-resistance patterns in addition to identifying the genetic mutations in the quinolone resistance determining regions (QRDRs). PATIENTS AND METHODS: Twenty milliliters of ascetic fluid was obtained from 51 patients with SBP. The...
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