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Meropenem vs Cefotaxime as Empirical Treatment of SBP

Phase 4
Conditions
Spontaneous Bacterial Peritonitis
Interventions
Registration Number
NCT05427747
Lead Sponsor
Assiut University
Brief Summary

We aimed to evaluate whether meropenem is superior to cefotaxime for treatment of SBP empirically.

Detailed Description

Ascites is the most frequent complication of cirrhosis and represents a significant change for the patient because the impact on mortality and quality of life is important.

Spontaneous bacterial peritonitis (SBP) is a dreaded complication in patients with decompensated cirrhosis.

Spontaneous bacterial peritonitis (SBP) is the most frequent and life-threatening infection in patients with liver cirrhosis requiring prompt recognition and treatment. It is defined by the presence of \>250 polymorphonuclear cells (PMN)/mm3 in ascites in the absence of an intra-abdominal source of infection or malignancy.

Spontaneous bacterial peritonitis carries a mortality rate of 30 to 70% in patients with end-stage liver and kidney disease.

Choice of antibiotic is dependent on type of microbes responsible for infection. Gram negative enteric bacteria are considered the most common pathogens responsible for SBP. This is the reason, 3rd generation cephalosporins are the recommended drugs of choice for treating SBP empirically. But recent studies have shown that Cephalosporins are effective only in 70% of community acquired and 56% of hospital acquired SBP.It is most likely due to changing bacterial pathogens of SBP over last two decades as now gram positive bacteria and multi drug resistance organism (MDRO) are increasingly being isolated in SBP. It is the consequence of undue, over the counter misuse of cephalosporins in community and frequent exposure of cirrhosis patients to these drugs during recurrent hospital admissions.

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
UNKNOWN
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
286
Inclusion Criteria
  • Liver cirrhosis patients with ascites Ascitic fluid PMN cell count >250/mm3 Age: 18:80
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Exclusion Criteria
  • : history of abdominal surgery within 4 weeks, secondary peritonitis, tuberculous peritonitis, Malignant tumor, patients who use hormones or immunosuppressants, AIDS patients.
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Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
PARALLEL
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
cefotaximecefotaximeceotaxime 2g iv /8hr
meropenemcefotaximemeropenem 1g iv /8hr
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Response to treatment within 5 days5 days

The response to therapy is defined as the reduction of polymorphonuclear leukocytes (PMN) count in ascitic fluid more than 25 % from baseline after 48 hours and as a PMN count in ascitic fluid less then 250/mm³ after 5 days

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
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