Current Status and Prospects of Spontaneous Peritonitis in Patients with Cirrhosis

Table 1

Pathogens associated with spontaneous peritonitis in cirrhosis.

Country/author/year	Pathogens	Type of study	G^-	G^+	HA SBP	CA SBP
China/Li et al./2011-2013	306	Retrospective	58.2%	27.8%	99	207
China/Ding et al./2102-2016	334	Retrospective	52.3%	41.3%	155	179
Korea/Cheong/2000-2007	236	Retrospective	72.9%	22.9%	126	110
Germany/Friedrich/2007-2013	114	Retrospective	44.9%	47.8%	—	—
France/Bert/1998-1999	78	Retrospective	44.9%	51.3%	39	39
France/Montravers/2005.1-2005.7	829	Prospective	41%	27%	540	289
France/Piroch/2010-2011	268	Prospective	34%	64.9%	109	159
Canada/Chaulk/2003-2011	77	Retrospective	27%	57%	52	25

G^-: gram-negative bacteria; G⁺: gram-positive bacteria; HA: hospital acquired; CA: community acquired; SBP: spontaneous bacterial peritonitis.