Altered Pathogen Spectrum of Spontaneous Bacterial Peritonitis in Patients Treated With Proton Pump Inhibitors
PPI treatment is associated with increased abundances of gram-positive pathogens, including Enterococcus spp., in culture-positive SBP. This result can help guide empiric antibiotic therapy of SBP.
Authors
- L. Sturm
- Michael Schultheiß (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8000-1721)
- Georg Häcker (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1058-5746)
- Marlene Reincke (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0008-2911-4163)
- R Thimme
- Ulrich vor dem Esche
- D Bettinger
- S L Schütte
- P J Kitchen
- Leonie Braun
- Tammo L. Tergast
- Benjamin Maasoumy
- Marcus M. Mücke
Institutions
- Goethe University Frankfurt (DE)
- University of Freiburg (DE)
- University Medical Center Freiburg (DE)
- Medizinische Hochschule Hannover (DE)
- German Center for Infection Research (DE)
- University Hospital Frankfurt (DE)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Alimentary Pharmacology & Therapeutics
- Published
- 2026-02-17
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1111/apt.70593
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Liver Disease and Transplantation
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 23.38