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. 2021 Aug 5;8:693652. doi: 10.3389/fmed.2021.693652

Table 2.

Prevalence by continent, source, and outcomes of SBP in cirrhosis.

No. of papers Sample (cirrhosis) Events (SBP) Pooled prevalence (95% CI)
Overall 99 5,861,142 143,908
Overall prevalence 72 5,717,234 138,302 17.12% (13.63–21.30%)
Continent
Africa 2 134 60 44.54% (18.15−0.7442%)
North America 13 5,658,362 131,851 10.81% (5.32–20.73%)
Asia Pacific 16 30,699 2,085 14.08% (7.70–24.36%)
South Asia 10 3,297 625 17.73% (12.34–24.79%)
Middle East 6 1,444 263 19.42% (9.51–35.59%)
Europe 19 22,351 3,229 18.4% (13.12–25.18%)
Latin America 3 947 194 21.17% (16.84–26.26%)
Source of infection
Healthcare associated 4 1,301 132 11.11% (5.84–20.11%)
Community acquired 10 4,611 305 6.05% (4.32–8.40%)
Outcomes
Mortality 21 4,753 1,455 30.61% (23.30–39.06%)
In hospital mortality 14 17,037 3,983 23.38% (15.18–34.22%)
30-day mortality 12 3,719 953 25.64% (22.46–29.11%)
90-day mortality 8 2,515 946 37.64% (31.62–44.08%)
Recurrence 3 394 62 15.74% (12.46–19.67%)
Acute kidney injury 5 116,207 57,383 49.38% (30.76–68.18%)