Peritonitis historical perspective
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Overview
Historical Perspective
The first reports of SBP appeared in the German and French literatures between 1907 and 1958. Krencker 1907; Brule et al 1939; Cachin 1955; Navasa et al 1999 described that ascitic fluid infections were most common in patients with cirrhosis. Spontaneous bacterial peritonitis (SBP), reported by Caroli and Platteborse (1958) has had its importance increased since Kerr and colleagues (1963) and Conn (1964) published two papers about this cirrhosis complication almost simultaneously. Kerr and colleagues (1963) described 11 episodes of ascitic fluid infection in 9 cirrhotic patients while Harold O.Conn , M.D, a world-renowned hepatologist (1964) introduced the term “spontaneous bacterial peritonitis” for the first time in English literature. [1][2][3][4]
References
- ↑ Ribeiro TC, Chebli JM, Kondo M, Gaburri PD, Chebli LA, Feldner AC (2008). "Spontaneous bacterial peritonitis: How to deal with this life-threatening cirrhosis complication?". Ther Clin Risk Manag. 4 (5): 919–25. PMC 2621420. PMID 19209274.
- ↑ Garcia-Tsao, Guadalupe (2004). "Spontaneous bacterial peritonitis: a historical perspective". Journal of Hepatology. 41 (4): 522–527. doi:10.1016/j.jhep.2004.09.001. ISSN 0168-8278.
- ↑ CONN HO (1964). "SPONTANEOUS PERITONITIS AND BACTEREMIA IN LAENNEC'S CIRRHOSIS CAUSED BY ENTERIC ORGANISMS. A RELATIVELY COMMON BUT RARELY RECOGNIZED SYNDROME". Ann Intern Med. 60: 568–80. PMID 14138877.
- ↑ Crossley IR, Williams R (1985). "Spontaneous bacterial peritonitis". Gut. 26 (4): 325–31. PMC 1432517. PMID 3884467.