Overview

Meropenem vs Cefotaxime as Empirical Treatment of SBP

Status:
Not yet recruiting
Trial end date:
2024-02-01
Target enrollment:
0
Participant gender:
All
Summary
We aimed to evaluate whether meropenem is superior to cefotaxime for treatment of SBP empirically.
Phase:
Phase 4
Accepts Healthy Volunteers?
No
Details
Lead Sponsor:
Assiut University
Treatments:
Cefotaxime
Cefoxitin
Meropenem
Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:

- Liver cirrhosis patients with ascites Ascitic fluid PMN cell count >250/mm3 Age: 18:80

Exclusion Criteria:

- : history of abdominal surgery within 4 weeks, secondary peritonitis, tuberculous
peritonitis, Malignant tumor, patients who use hormones or immunosuppressants, AIDS
patients.